The Jagged Cavalry of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 518 Chapter 517 Liu Bei's fate (5)

The urgent report was sent by Sima Yi, and the person who sent the urgent report was Zhou Yuncong who was lurking beside Sima Yi.

Zhang Yan took the urgent report from Zhou Yuncong's hand, quickly opened it and looked at it, the contents of the letter made Zhang Yan feel a little elated.

Sima Yi used tricks to transfer Liu Bei from Jingnan to Nanyang to be the prefect, preparing to be stationed in Xinye.He also said that Liu Bei is quite talented, but he has been depressed all the time. If Liu Bei is not eliminated now, then it will be too late to deal with Liu Bei when Liu Bei has a chance in the future.

It has to be said that although Sima Yi is young, he has a very unique vision, and he can tell at a glance that Liu Bei is a dragon trapped in shallow water.

Zhang Yan is naturally very happy with the news provided by Sima Yi. Cao Cao has been wiped out by him. Although Sun Quan in Jiangdong is still in the stage of confrontation with him, just wait a few more years for the national power of the Han Dynasty to slowly recover and the development of new weapons. After the and popularization, Zhang Yan wants to win Jiangdong, it is simply a piece of cake.

Among the Big Three in this period, Liu Bei is probably the most downcast.Back then, when Zhang Yan took over Tao Qian's position and took charge of Xuzhou, he thought about keeping Liu Bei, Guan Yu, and Zhang Fei by his side, and then making use of them.Find another opportunity to kill Liu Bei. In this way, Guan Yu and Zhang Fei will naturally become his subordinates.

However, Liu Bei was unwilling to work under him, so he went directly to Jingzhou and became the prefect of Wuling. By chance, he led the army to quell the rebellion of Zhang Xian, the prefect of Changsha, and was appointed by Liu Biao as the governor of Jingnan because of his meritorious service. , Governor Jingnan four counties, under Liu Biao's hands, unexpectedly flourished, gradually got soldiers and horses, and gathered a group of talents.

When Zhang Yan heard the news, Zhang Yan worried that Liu Bei would rise from now on and become his confidant's serious trouble, so he came up with a clever plan of infernal affairs.

Just in time, the appearance of Sima Yi came into Zhang Yan's sight, and Zhang Yan made ingenious arrangements. First, he suppressed Sima Yi who had won the title of number one scholar, then forced Sima Yi to go to Jingzhou, and finally explained the truth to Sima Yi.

Fortunately, Sima Yi did not resent Zhang Yan, but accepted this extremely challenging task, starting from inside Jingzhou, disarming Liu Bei step by step, leaving Liu Bei in a state of isolation and helplessness.

Originally, according to Sima Yi's plan, it would take at least a few years for this strategy to be realized.Because the Cai family in Jingzhou is too large, it will take a lot of effort to completely overthrow the Cai family.But after Liu Biao launched the war against Zhang Yan, the situation was very favorable to Sima Yi, which made Sima Yi's plan several years ahead of schedule. Sima Yi made a decisive decision and offered Liu Qi a strategy to make Liu Qi guard against Liu Bei.

Coincidentally, Liu Qi hated the Cai family deeply, and was also very worried that something similar to the Cai family would happen again in Jingzhou. Liu Bei had elite soldiers and strong generals, and he did not lose anything in this battle. On the contrary, it became Liu Qi's worry, what Sima Yi said , It fell right into Liu Qi's arms, which made Liu Bei cry every day, and the land was not working. In desperation, he had no choice but to lead his troops to the expedition.

Zhang Yan closed Sima Yi's letter, looked around at everyone present, and finally locked his eyes on Zhang Xiu, and said loudly: "General Zhang, Jingzhou has just sent an urgent report, saying that Liu Bei, the governor of Jingnan, has been arrested. I was transferred to Nanyang to be the prefect, leading 1 troops, and the destination is Xinye. General Zhang has been in Nanyang for a long time, so he should be familiar with the terrain of Nanyang, right?"

Zhang Xiu nodded, and said: "I would like to report to King Yan, I dare not say that I know everything about Nanyang, but I have been to most places, and I have a general understanding of the terrain of each place."

Zhang Yandao: "Okay! Your words are enough. You have just turned from the dark to the bright, and now I will give you a chance to make contributions. I will exchange all the soldiers and horses of your subordinates with you, and you will lead the way to take Liu Bei's head. Come, after the matter is accomplished, this king will reward you heavily."

After hearing this, Zhang Xiu was stunned for a moment, with a look of surprise on his face.

After Zhang Yan saw it, he asked, "Why? General Zhang refuses to go?"

Zhang Xiu said: "No! Your Highness King Yan, I was just thinking. I, Zhang Xiu, am just a surrendered general. Not only did His Highness King Yan not dislike me, but he also awarded me the rank of major. I am extremely grateful. Now, King Yan still If you want to return all my soldiers and horses to me, don’t you worry about returning to Jingzhou with your soldiers and horses, and then flirting with Liu Bei and turning against each other?”

"Hahaha... As the saying goes, don't be suspicious of people, and don't be suspicious of people. If I really doubted General Zhang, General Zhang would not have appeared here, and he would have had a drink with us. Besides, the situation in the world has been decided, and I am a big man. The army is strong and the country is prosperous, but the overlords of the separatist side are unwilling to admit this fact. Even if General Zhang is really in harmony with Liu Bei and turns against each other, this king will definitely make General Zhang regret it. Besides, General Zhang If it was really that kind of person, then he wouldn't say those words now." Zhang Yan said.

After listening to these words, Zhang Xiu fully felt Zhang Yan's trust in him. Even Liu Biao, and even Dong Zhuo, Li Jue, Guo Si and others back then did not have such trust in him.

"His Royal Highness King Yan has such trust in a surrendered general like me. As the saying goes, no one can stand without trust. Although I once served as a master with Liu Bei, now I am a minister of the great Han, and Liu Bei is Liu Biao's Just one of the generals of the rebellious ministers and thieves, the moment I surrendered, I had completely drawn a clear line with Jingzhou. Thanks to His Highness King Yan's trust in me, I will definitely bring Liu Bei's head this time and dedicate it to King Yan Your Highness, as a gift for me to abandon the darkness and turn to the light." Zhang Xiu walked to the center of the hall and said to Zhang Yan in a loud voice.

After hearing Zhang Xiu's bold words, Zhang Yan was very happy, and immediately said: "Okay, with General Zhang's words, I feel at ease."

As soon as the words fell, Zhang Yan looked at Yang Xiu again and said, "This time, you will go with General Zhang to eliminate Liu Bei. You will only be responsible for the military staff. General Zhang will be in charge of everything in the army."

"Here!" Yang Xiu didn't have any objection, and clasped his fists in response.

Zhang Xiu heard Zhang Yan's arrangement, and couldn't help being grateful. Although he was brave and good at fighting, he lacked capable and resourceful people around him. It was the best thing that Yang Xiu could go with him now.However, I thought that Yang Xiu would be the chief general and he was the deputy general. Who would have thought that Zhang Yan would let them switch over, with Zhang Xiu as the chief general and Yang Xiu just joining the army.

This arrangement undoubtedly gave Zhang Xiu sufficient autonomy, and made Zhang Xiu feel that Zhang Yan attached great importance to him, and it strengthened his confidence in destroying Liu Bei.

Without further ado, Zhang Xiu and Yang Xiu set off immediately and went directly to Wancheng.Zhang Yan's order was that Zhang Xiu should still be the prefect of Nanyang, commanding all the soldiers and horses in Nanyang area, including Hao Zhao's soldiers and horses who had been stationed in Xinye.

And Zhang Yan stayed in Chen County, commanding remotely.On the one hand, Zhang Yan began to mobilize a large amount of grain and grass, and transported it to Nanyang and Runan. On the other hand, he had people transport the general fire from Puyang to the front line.

Although Zhang Yan's army used a large number of thunderbolts to suppress the rebellion in the north, this weapon has not been popularized. Because of its huge lethality, it is only used in a small area. The troops in the army are basically Zhang Yan's direct line troops.

Only in this way can strict confidentiality measures be achieved, so that this advanced weapon will not be spread out and become a means for the enemy to deal with itself.

Finally, Zhang Yan issued several transfer orders in Chen County to mobilize the troops of Tai Shici and Xu Huang to the Central Plains to strengthen the military power of the Central Plains.Bingzhou was completely handed over to Gao Shun to govern, making him a person with military and political power in one person.

Because Gao Shun is from Bingzhou, he knows the people of Bingzhou very well, and the Xianbei people are now scared by Zhang Yan. Whether it is the eastern Xianbei, the central Xianbei, or the western Xianbei, as long as they hear Zhang Yan's name, they will basically They are all frightened.

Kebi Neng was wiped out, the central Xianbei was completely defeated, the western Xianbei's daily deduction is still under house arrest in Pengcheng, and there are many princes and nobles in the western Xianbei, Zhang Yan uses the fine clothes and jade food of the Central Plains as sugar-coated shells , completely destroyed the psychological defense line of the tribal leaders on these grasslands, and made them happy to think about Shu. In this way, the western Xianbei became a decoration, and the government orders basically came from Pengcheng, so there would be no traces of rebellion in the western Xianbei, let alone , Liangzhou has settled down, Xianbei people are quite afraid of the current Han people, and they dare not make mistakes easily, and Liangzhou has also opened up the mutual market to facilitate everyone. If you need anything, you can go to the mutual market to purchase.

In addition, the Eastern Xianbei Budugen, who was defeated by the central Xianbei Ke Bineng, lived in the Helan Mountain area of ​​Beidi County, where they lived a peaceful life. They neither provoked the big man nor robbed them. Looting the people has always been honest.

After the Western Xianbei's deduction of the law was brought to Pengcheng under house arrest, Budugen also learned to be smart. He knew that he was no match for the big man, and he was also afraid that the big man would attack him, so he took the initiative to send envoys to pay tribute and explain himself first. He respects the Han, and is willing to be the eternal subject of the Han.

Raise your hand and don't slap the smiling face. Everyone has reached this point. Naturally, Zhang Yan will not bully the weak, and he is not willing to start a war again. You must know that a war will consume a lot of national strength.Today's big men lack nothing but strong national strength, so they need to rest and recuperate for a few years to avoid war as much as possible.

It was precisely because the ethnic groups on the northern border were very quiet that Zhang Yan dared to transfer the troops of Tai Shici and Xu Huang to the Central Plains.Because in the next time, unifying the world is the most important thing.

After the transfer order was sent out, Zhang Yan asked Chen Yinglai to be the prefect of Runan to fill the vacancy left by Yuan Huan.Moreover, Chen Ying is currently stationed in Runan, and he also has an army in his hands, which is also good for strengthening the defense of Runan.After the troops of Tai Shici and Xu Huang arrived, Chen Ying could be the prefect with peace of mind, and Tai Shici and Xu Huang could handle the affairs of the army.

It has to be said that in Zhang Yan's heart, Chen Gui, Chen Deng, and Chen Ying's father and son have been of great help to him. Now that Chen Deng has left him, Chen Gui can't afford to be seriously ill, and his death is probably not far away. up.At that time, Chen Ying will be the only one left among the three fathers and sons of the Chen family. In Zhang Yan's heart, he has the idea of ​​protecting Chen Ying.Therefore, Zhang Yan intends to completely liberate Chen Ying from the army and become a local official, at least to ensure that he can live longer.

(End of this chapter)