The Jagged Cavalry of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 386 Chapter 385
Under Sima Yi's full planning, Liu Qi eradicated the power of Cai Qing and Cai Zhu in the navy in one fell swoop. After Liu Qi took over the navy with full power, he fully understood Cai's dark methods in the navy.

The nominal 2 sailors are actually only 1, of which [-] are vacant, which is just a means of raising money for Cai Qing, Cai Zhu and others to eat empty salaries.

In addition, Cai Qing, Cai Zhu and others even wantonly bought land in Zhu County, Xiling, Shaxian, Qichun and other places, occupied farmland, and bullied men and women. In the four counties, the Cai family is hated by everyone.However, due to the huge power of the Cai family, ordinary people cannot compete with it, so they can only swallow their anger.

It is undoubtedly a good thing that Liu Qi eradicated the party of Cai Qing and Cai Zhu.

Regarding this incident, Sima Yi made an accurate report to Liu Qi, and lavishly praised the two generals Wenpin and Li Tong, hoping that Liu Qi would be promoted.

After listening to Sima Yi's report, Liu Qi personally interviewed Wen Pin, Li Tong and the others. After praising him, he appointed Wen Pin as General Liyi, Li Tong as Lieutenant of Polu, and the rest of the meritorious people. They were all promoted one by one, which is equivalent to a major change of blood for all officers in the navy.

Wenpin, Li Tong and others were very grateful, and immediately expressed to Liu Qi that they were willing to serve Liu Qi like a dog from now on.

Liu Qi used to be alone. Since he got Sima Yi, he gathered a group of confidantes in just a few days. He was naturally very happy. At the same time, he also felt that Sima Yi was an incomparably magnificent gem. He must treat Sima Yi well in the future. Borrow Sima Yi to help him accomplish the great cause in his heart.

However, Liu Qi was only fluent in literature and ink, but not in military affairs. He didn't know how to run an army, how to march and fight, so he asked Sima Yi: "Zhongda, do you know the art of war?"

"Know a little bit!"

Liu Qi said: "I don't know how to manage the army. I want to hand over the entire army to you to manage. I don't know what you want?"

Sima Yi said: "My lord, do you really trust me to manage all these troops?"

"There's nothing to worry about. You don't have to worry about employing people. If it weren't for you, I wouldn't be able to get rid of Cai Qing and Cai Zhu now. It's very likely that I'm still alone. Although you are young, you Very capable, Gan Luo paid homage at the age of ten, I appoint you as the commander of the navy, and take charge of the navy on my behalf, why not. When I return to Xiangyang in the future, the entire Jingzhou army will rely on you to replace it. I manage it!" Liu Qi said.

Sima Yi said: "The Eldest Young Master has such trust in Zhong Da, Zhong Da must go through fire and water, and do his best for the Eldest Young Master, in order to repay the Eldest Young Master for his kindness to Zhong Da."

Liu Qi smiled, and then appointed Sima Yi as the commander of the navy to take charge of the navy on his behalf.Afterwards, Liu Qi gathered under the tent to discuss the future countermeasures together. Sima Yi suggested that Liu Qi write a memorial and take the heads of Cai Qing and Cai Zhu to tell Liu Biao all the crimes committed by Cai Qing and Cai Zhu. Said that Cai Qing and Cai Zhu were disrespectful in resisting the law, so they were executed first, and prayed to Liu Biao for the crime of overstepping the law.

However, Cai Mao controlled the entire Xiangyang. If the memorials from outside were sent to Liu Biao, Cai Mao must be the first to know. In order to prevent Cai Mao from knowing, Sima Yi suggested that Han Song take the memorials to Xiangyang in person and present Liu Biao in person.

Han Song also felt that what Sima Yi said was very reasonable, so he took the initiative to ask Liu Qi for orders and rushed to Xiangyang.

Liu Qi agreed with Sima Yi's suggestion, and asked Han Song to take the heads of Cai Qing and Cai Zhu, and the memorabilia written by himself, to Xiangyang. Before the news leaked out, he told Liu Biao about the matter first. He didn't need to think about it. After all, Liu Biao was his biological father. Even if he executed Cai Qing and Cai Zhu beyond his authority, he would not blame him, and at most he would be exempted from his salary for a few months.

Han Song received the order and left as soon as he said he wanted to. He only took a carriage and rushed to Xiangyang. He said to the outside world that he was going home to visit relatives.

Although Han Song became the chief historian of Jiangxia, his whole family has already settled in Xiangyang, and Cai Mao also knew that Han Song was a well-known celebrity in Jingzhou, so he would never set up obstacles. Han Song's entry into Xiangyang was a matter of course.

After Han Song left, Sima Yi suggested to Liu Qi that it was time for him, the prefect of Jiangxia, to start rectifying Jiangxia's officials.Therefore, Sima Yi proposed a series of rectification plans, and asked Wenpin, Li Tong and others to lead their troops to various counties, and in the name of prefects, they began to arrest the party members placed by Cai Mao, and completely controlled Cai's power in Jiangxia County. Uprooted.

In addition, Sima Yi also suggested that Deng Xi, the meritorious Cao, be the postal supervisor in the county, patrol the counties, and reward the county magistrates who meet good ones. Li Tong and others went to arrest him.

Sima Yi was fully in charge of this matter, and the arrangements were orderly. The [-] sailors were used to being bullied by the Cai family. Everyone in the party was excited and volunteered, eager to take action immediately.

Under Sima Yi's arrangement, [-] sailors were divided into thirteen groups, secretly went to the thirteen counties under Jiangxia County except Xiling City, and then lurked outside the county seat, waiting for orders at any time.

Each army has 1000 troops, led by a military commander, totaling 3000 troops, and the remaining 7000 troops are divided into three groups. Wenpin and Li Tong each lead 3000 troops to garrison Zhangshan and Lvlinshan respectively.

Zhangshan and Lulinshan are the only roads from Xiangyang to Jiangxia, especially Lulinshan, which is located at the intersection of Jiangxia, Nanyang and Nanjun, and is the only way from Xiangyang to Jiangxia by land. The mountain is the only way from Xiangyang to Jiangxia by water.

Guarding these two places is equivalent to guarding the gate of Jiangxia. Once something unexpected happens, as long as these two places are guarded, the army will not be able to get through.

Among them, Zhangshan is more dangerous, because Cai Mao is in charge of the navy, and the Jingzhou navy is famous all over the world. If Cai Mao is really angry and leads the army to attack Jiangxia, he will definitely go by water.However, just in case, Sima Yi still sent Li Tong to garrison the Green Forest Mountain area, and even sent people to Nanyang to contact Zhang Xiu, hoping to get Zhang Xiu's help.

The other 1000 people were led by Sima Yi to Jingling, while Liu Qi, accompanied by Liu Xian, returned to Xiling City to sit in town.

After the arrangement was completed, the operation to clean up Jiangxia Cai's forces was officially launched. Because of Sima Yi's proper arrangement, within a few days, Sima Yi completely wiped out the county magistrates and county officials belonging to Cai's party with lightning speed. As long as those who are found to have committed illegal activities, they will all be punished according to the law. They will be killed and dismissed. The haze trapped in the sky over Jiangxia will gradually dissipate, and what they get is a clear sky.

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At the same time, Liu Bei, accompanied by Guan Yu and Yi Ji, had already returned to Changsha.Liu Bei began to work on the joint Jiangdong Sun Ce, and sent envoys to Jiangdong to contact first.

At that time, Sun Ce was in Nanchang, the county town of Yuzhang County. After the envoy reported his intention, Sun Ce learned that Liu Biao wanted to form an alliance with him to fight against Zhang Yan, who had unified the north. Having revenge for killing his father, he refused to cooperate with Liu Biao, and severely reprimanded the envoy sent by Liu Bei.

After the envoy returned to Changsha, Liu Bei knew that Sun Ce had no intention of cooperating with Liu Biao, so he sent an envoy to Chaisang again to contact Zhou Yu to see what Zhou Yu thought.

Zhou Yu was practicing navy in Peng Lize when he suddenly received a secret letter from Liu Bei. After opening it and reading it, he couldn't sit still anymore and went to Nanchang in person to persuade Sun Ce.

Sun Ce was training in the school grounds when he heard that Zhou Yu was coming, so he hurried to see Zhou Yu. Sun Ce was very happy when we met, and immediately said, "Gong Jin, you don't want to have time to come to me when you don't want to practice sailing with Peng Lize anymore." ?”

Since the truce between Sun Ce and Shanyue, Jiangdong has suffered from Zhang Yan's so-called economic sanctions. This move is tantamount to putting Jiangdong into a place of panic.Fortunately, with the assistance of Zhou Yu, Sun Ce made great efforts to form a caravan, and pretended to be a merchant to trade with Jingzhou and Jiaozhou, which made up for some losses.In addition, they sent merchant ships across the sea to Liaodong and started business with the Gongsun family, which made Jiangdong more and more stable.

After that, Sun Ce felt that his troops were insufficient. Under Zhou Yu's strategy, he reached an agreement with Shanyue to recruit the people of Shanyue to join the army, and implemented two methods of governance, allowing the people of Shanyue to govern themselves without the government interfering. The common people are not allowed to harass the Han people, and the two ethnic groups do not invade each other and live in peace.

Therefore, Sun Ce and Zhou Yu separated. Sun Ce trained the army in Nanchang, and Zhou Yu trained the navy in Peng Lize. Although the development was relatively slow, it finally stabilized.

Zhou Yu clasped his fists and said, "My lord, Liu Bei sent me a letter, telling me about Liu Biao's desire to form an alliance with my lord. I'm here for this purpose."

After Sun Ce heard this, he waved his hand directly and said, "There is no way to talk about this matter. Liu Biao is my father-killing enemy, and my father died at the hands of Liu Biao. You asked me to form an alliance with my father-killing enemy. I absolutely can't do it." arrive."

Zhou Yu said: "I know about this, but my lord, at this time, at that time, as the saying goes, a single tree cannot make a forest, and a slap can't make a sound. Zhang Yan defeated Yuan Shao and Cao Cao in succession, and won the titles of several northern states. The land has greatly increased in strength. At present, if we use our own strength, we will definitely not be able to resist Zhang Yan. Once Zhang Yan leads his troops to the south, we will be unable to resist. What's more, Zhang Yan formed Jinling County with Chen Deng as the outpost. For many years, I have been unwilling to give up Jiangdong. When Zhang Yan frees up his hand, he will inevitably lead the army to the south. If we can form an alliance with Liu Biao, advance and retreat together, and be each other's horns, Zhang Yan will not dare to attack rashly..."

Before Zhou Yu could finish speaking, Sun Ce said loudly, "Stop talking, I'll say the same thing again, I will never form an alliance with someone who killed my father and my enemy!"

Zhou Yu suddenly asked, "What if this alliance is not with Liu Biao, but with Liu Bei?"

"Liu Bei?" Sun Ce asked suspiciously.

(End of this chapter)