Soldiers come to the world

A messenger soldier knelt down on one knee and sobbed to Yan Yan: "The prefect of Jianning, Yong Kai, led an army of [-] troops to the north. They have entered Jiangyang County, burned, killed and looted all the way. Ba County is in danger. Lu Juncheng begged the prefect to return immediately!"

Yan Yan was stunned by this news. He never dreamed that he led an army to stop the Jingzhou army, and his backyard was attacked by Yong Chi. Yan Yan couldn't say a word for a long time, but Peng Yi calmed down and asked quickly: "Has Yong Kai's army entered Berkshire?"

"Mr. Hui, Yong Kai's army crossed the Yangtze River in Jiangyang. There were many barbarians in the army. They killed and plundered especially ferociously. They burned and killed all the way. The vanguard has entered Berkshire and is now approaching Jiangzhou."

"We know, you step back first!"

After the messenger soldiers retreated, Peng Yi said to Yan Yan, "Yong Kai is Liu Wei's father-in-law. He must have received Liu Wei's request for help before he led his army to the north, but Yong Kai did not have so many troops. The soldiers said there were many barbarians. I guess Zhu Bao, the prefect of Cang, and Gao Ding, the king of Yue Yi, also sent troops to help."

Yan Yan pondered for a while and said: "Since Yong Kai is supporting Liu Wei, after crossing the river in Jiangyang County, they should go northward to Chengdu along the Minjiang River. Why did they go eastward to Bajun?"

"This is the selfishness of the barbarian army. They mainly came to plunder, not to go north to Chengdu. It was because Berkshire was empty that they were given a chance."

Yan Yan nodded, "The situation is urgent, we have to return to Jiangzhou immediately."

At this time, Zhang Yi next to him asked, "What about the Jingzhou army?"

Yan Yan sighed, "Actually, I was only here to deal with Pang Xi's Dongzhou army. I used our strength to fight against Liu Jing. It is suspected that the mantis is holding back the traffic. Now that the Jingzhou army has arrived, it is wise for us to withdraw to Berkshire. lift."

Peng Yi also agreed with Yan Yan's decision, and added: "Now that Liu Zhang is dead and Yizhou is actually the land of the Lord, Yong Kai dared to go north so recklessly. In this case, we should preserve our strength and wait and see how the situation develops." It’s the right path, and we shouldn’t try to get ahead and damage our own strength.”

Yan Yan stood up and ordered: "Pass my order, the three armies gather, and return to Jiangzhou immediately!"

Yan Yan's army withdrew from Badong overnight and returned to Bajun. Early the next morning, the vanguard Liao Hua led [-] troops to Yubu County and occupied this dangerous county. At the same time, he sent [-] troops to The counties of Badong County advanced and completely occupied the first county of Bashu.

At noon, Huang Zhong led more than [-] troops to Yufu County. Yufu County is the later Yong'an County. It is the starting point of the Three Gorges and the east gate of Bashu. Its strategic location is extremely important. So he opened the gate of Bashu.

Liao Hua came out of the city with the county magistrate to meet Huang Zhong, "I would like to report to the old general that Yan Yan's army has withdrawn, and the humble officer has sent troops to various parts of Badong County according to the old general's order."

Huang Zhong nodded approvingly, "General Liao has worked hard."

He got off his horse and smiled at the county magistrate, "You are the county magistrate Luo!"

County Magistrate Luo stepped forward and bowed, "My subordinate Luo Yong is meeting with Old General Huang."

"Magistrate Luo, you're welcome. I want to know why Yan Yan's army suddenly withdrew?"

County Magistrate Luo hurriedly said: "There is indeed a special reason. Since last night, refugees from Berkshire have been fleeing one after another. I heard that the southern barbarians entered Berkshire, burning, killing and looting all the way, and the people fled their homes one after another. Prefect Yan should have withdrawn to Berkshire for this reason."

"I see!"

Huang Zhong nodded, this is a new situation, and should be reported to Zhou Mu. At this time, Liao Hua said again: "To the old general, Yan Yan captured more than [-] Badong troops before, and it was too late to take them away when they retreated. They all expressed their willingness to surrender to us, and now they are concentrated in the barracks, how should we deal with it?"

This question is a bit tricky. To be on the safe side, Liu Jing should be consulted. But Huang Zhong also knows Liu Jing's intentions. These Badong soldiers are all the children of Dongzhou people. These prisoners of war are future troubles, so he asked the county magistrate Luo, "Where are these Badong Army soldiers from?"

"Their families are all over Bashu, mainly concentrated in Badong County and Bajun County. Most of them are the children of Dongzhou people who fled from Jingzhou to Bashu in the past."

Huang Zhong thought about it, and immediately ordered Liao Hua: "Give each of them a little food, let them go home, say that the war is over, and let them go home to serve their parents and raise their children."

"Humble job understands!"

Liao Hua turned around and rushed to the barracks, Huang Zhong said to the County Magistrate Luo: "The Jingzhou army is expected to arrive tomorrow, and my state pastor will also come with the army. County Magistrate Luo will comfort the county people and let them rest assured that the Jingzhou army is coming. To protect them, the Jingzhou army is there, and the southern barbarians cannot kill them."

"The lower official is relieved, and the old general is invited to accompany the lower official into the city."

"No need, we will be stationed outside the city, County Magistrate Luo, please go back!"

Huang Zhong immediately ordered the army to set up camp outside the city and wait until Liu Jing's army arrived.

At noon the next day, the overwhelming fleet of Jingzhou military fleet appeared on the river outside Yubu County. The people who came to see the excitement, Yufu County was even more mobilized all over the city. Tens of thousands of people helped the old and the young to come to the riverside to welcome the arrival of Jingzhou Shepherd Liu Jing.

There are more than [-] people in Badong County, [-]% of which are from Jingzhou and the north, and it is a place where scholars from Dongzhou live together.

Therefore, they all had a special sense of intimacy with the Jingzhou army, as if they were coming to welcome their relatives, and the drums and gongs on the shore were extremely lively.

At this time, Huang Zhong had boarded Liu Jing's boat and was reporting to Liu Jing about the southern army's northward march. In the meeting hall, Liu Jing was watching the sand table. This news was beyond his expectation. For a long time, he They are all paying attention to the situation in Bashu, that is, the northern part of Yizhou, but they don't know much about the southern part of Yizhou.

After a long silence, he asked Pang Xi, "Can Mr. Pang tell me about the situation in the south of Yizhou?"

"Reporting to Zhoumu, the southern part of Yizhou is actually composed of seven counties, including Zhuti, Yuexi, Zang, Jianning, Yunnan, Yongchang, and Xinggu. Most of them are places where Yi people and barbarians live together, and there are also many Han people live in it.

Among them, the leader of the Han people is Yong Kai, the prefect of Jianning. He is the descendant of the famous general Yong Chi in the early Han Dynasty. Jiaofeng.

These southern forces have always been unruly and unruly, and they each ruled on their own side. Liu Zhang can only win over and appease, and even let his son Liu Wei marry Yong Kai's daughter as his wife. This time the southern forces went north, I think they must have got Liu Wei for help. "

After Pang Xi finished speaking, his heart was full of worries. He was very worried about the fate of his son-in-law Liu Xun. Jing refused to let him go back to Wucheng, and he soon realized that he had committed a taboo in the officialdom of relying on merit and favor.

Pang Xi didn't dare to make any more requests. Even when he arrived in Badong County, he no longer took the initiative to ask to return to Badong to stabilize the situation. Everything was waiting for Liu Jing's arrangement. However, it is human nature to care about the fate of his daughter and son-in-law. I hope my son-in-law can protect himself and my daughter can survive the chaos.

Liu Jing was a little puzzled and said, "I heard that Zhu Bao is also a barbarian king. Why is Meng Huo also a barbarian king? How many barbarian kings are there?"

"Reporting to Zhou Mu, there are three branches of barbarians. They call themselves Shengman, Shuman, and Dongman. Zhu Bao, the prefect of Zangmao, is the leader of Shengman, and Meng Huo is the leader of Shuman. They live in Jianning County and Xinggu County. Dongman They mainly live in Jiaozhou, and there is also a Dongman king, so there are three barbarian kings.

In addition, Yi people can also be divided into Baiyi and Heiyi. Gao Ding is the king of Heiyi, who lives in Yueyi County, and Baiyi is mainly distributed in Yunnan County. Baiyi King is a woman named Luo Jiaofeng. "

"I see!"

Liu Jing nodded with a smile, stared at the sand table for a while, pointed at Jiangzhou with a wooden pole and said, "Does Pang Gong think that Yong Kai will attack Berkshire?"

"If it is to assist Liu Wei, then the best path is to go north along the Minjiang River, but Yan Yan hurried back to Berkshire, which means that Yong Kai's army did not go north, but continued eastward to attack Jiangzhou."

Speaking of this, Pang Xi sighed softly and said: "In the seventh year of Jian'an, there was a severe drought in the south of Yizhou, and the grain was harvested. Yong Kai once borrowed rice from Yan Yan, but Yan Yan refused. In the eighth year of Jian'an, Yan Yan A mule and horse caravan of 200 people from his family disappeared in Jianning County. Yan Yan asked Yong Kai for the caravan, but Yong Kai returned more than 100 heads, saying that they were killed by barbarians. This time, the Yongkai army marched eastward to Berkshire, presumably to avenge old grievances, and of course, the barbarians also wanted to take this opportunity to plunder Berkshire's property and population."

At this moment, Sima Yi smiled and said, "Zhou Mu, this is actually an opportunity!"

Liu Jing nodded, he understood Sima Yi's meaning, this is indeed an opportunity to win the hearts and minds of the Bashu people.

Bashu is actually a general name for Ba and Shu in the pre-Qin period. Among them, Ba is the current three counties of Badong, Bajun and Brazil, with Bajun as the center, and Jiangzhou County is the seat of Bajun. , also known as Chongqing in later generations, is the largest city in the south of Bashu, with a dense population and developed commerce. It is the most affluent area in Bashu except Chengdu.

As the prefect of Berkshire and the captain of Brazil County, Yan Yan was actually the military and political head of both Berkshire and Brazil counties. It was Yan Yan's greatest wish to seize Badong and realize the unification of Sanba.

This time he had fulfilled his wish and occupied Badong County, but he never expected that Yong Kai would suddenly lead his army northward and point his troops at Bajun County, which made Yan Yan extremely anxious.

When he went to Padang this time, he exhausted all the troops of Brazil and Berkshire. The entire Brazil County was one soldier, and Berkshire only had 500 people guarding Jiangzhou County. barbarians.

Yan Yan withdrew and returned to Berkshire overnight, and marched towards Jiangzhou without stopping. He knew nothing about Jiangzhou's situation now, but he still had a little luck in his heart, maybe Yong Kai hadn't had time to capture Jiangzhou.

His luck also has a certain basis, because he has not seen a large number of refugees fleeing eastward, which means that the scene he fears the most has not happened, and his family, his wife and daughter have not been massacred and humiliated.

Yan Yan knew very well what would happen to his family's wives and daughters if they fell into Yong Kai's hands. For this reason, he was so anxious that he couldn't close his eyes for two days. Not only him, but all the soldiers were worried that their family members would suffer misfortune. Crazy, marching westward day and night.

Two days later, Yan Yan's army arrived at Luofu Town, about [-] miles west of Jiangzhou County. After two days of forced march, the soldiers could no longer hold on, so Yan Yan ordered the whole army to rest on the spot.

Yan Yan was sitting on a big rock, drinking clear water silently. He had sent scouts to inquire about the news, and there should be some news coming back soon. Just as he was thinking, a group of cavalry rushed over from the official road in the west. The son stood up, this is the scout he sent back.

The scouts rushed over, dismounted from their horses and reported: "To the old general, Jiangzhou is safe and sound. Even Luofu Town in front is very quiet. The townspeople said that they didn't see any southern barbarians."

Yan Yan was a little stunned, how could there be no Southern Barbarian Army?According to the time, Yong Kai should have arrived in Jiangzhou one step ahead of them. Could it be that they withdrew their troops and continued northward, ignoring Berkshire?

Yan Yan couldn't understand it. If so, then he met many Berkshire refugees on the road and told him about the cruelty of the barbarians. How can this be explained?

At this moment, several soldiers staggered towards the patrolling soldier, and the patrolling soldier was hit by two arrows. He reported weakly: "Qi report to the prefect, there is an ambush around!"

"Ah!" Yan Yan was taken aback and stood up suddenly. Suddenly, there was a dense drum sound not far away, 'Boom!Boom!Boom! ’ The sound of the drums was loud, and the shouts of killing were loud all around. I don’t know how many ambush soldiers came from all directions.