Technology dominates the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 136 [Competition for Jingzhou, Sun Jian's decision]

Cai Mao, Kuai Liang, and Kuai Yue were discussing the situation in Jingzhou at the Kuai family in Zhonglu County, South County, Jingzhou.

Sun Jian has repelled the rebels headed by Su Dai in Changsha County, and now he is resting in [Linxiang City] in Changsha County.

Sun Jian and others did not expect that when the news of the death of Wang Rui, the governor of Jingzhou, spread, the rebels in the counties would dare to rebel so openly.

Just after Cao Yin was pacified in Wuling County, Jingzhou, there was an urgent report that the rebels and rebels in all counties in Jingzhou began to riot one after another, and Su Dai from Changsha County, Bei Yu from Nanjun, Zhang Hu from Jiangxia County, Chen Sheng and other rebels The crowd gathered to rebel, and for a while, Jingzhou was in chaos.

There is no way, if you want to win Jingzhou, you must put down these traitors.

Sun Jian asked Han Dang to stay in [Wuling County] and at the same time deter [Lingling County], and then led the army to Changsha County, deciding to put down the rebels led by Su Dai first.

Sun Jian led the army to meet Su Dai and other rebels head-on, and defeated Su Dai abruptly, which can be described as extremely powerful.

Jingzhou, [Changsha County], Linxiang City, Taishou Mansion.

Sun Jian, Sun Ce, Huang Gai, Cheng Pu, Zhu Zhi, and an unknown master Bo gathered together to discuss major issues.

Han Dang stayed in Wuling County, while Zu Mao stayed in Nanyang County, and at the same time defended Yuan Shu in Luyang.

"My lord, I will never let the thief Su Dai go this time. The general is willing to lead the army to destroy Su Dai. If he fails to succeed, he will be dealt with by military law."

The person who spoke was Huang Gai. He hated Su Dai very much. He fought against them in Changsha County over and over again. If Su Dai was not wiped out, it would be difficult to get rid of his hatred.

Nearly fifteen years old, but tall, Sun Ce was not to be outdone, and asked for orders: "Father, my son is willing to go with General Huang Gai to kill Su Dai and other traitors!"

Sun Jian, who was sitting above, waved his hands, looked at Huang Gai and Sun Ce, and said, "It is true that Su Dai will be destroyed, but the most important thing is that we have to think about how to deal with the current situation."

"Now, the prefects of the counties in Jingzhou have expressed their support for me to become the governor of Jingzhou, but they also asked me to send troops to help them put down the rebels in their counties. This is not an easy task, and it needs to be treated with caution."

After Sun Jian finished speaking, Cheng Pu agreed: "My lord is right. These traitors are not enough to prove. The key is Yuan Shu of Luyang. Yuan Shu will never let my lord get Jingzhou easily, and he will definitely get enough benefits from it."

Sun Jian was also worried that it would be a tragedy if someone else took the fruits of his hard work in Jingzhou with his generals.

"Bo Jing, do you have a strategy to deal with it?" Sun Jian's eyes fell on Zhu Bo, who was Sun Jian's Zhu Bo when he became the prefect of Changsha, and he had some strategies.

This boss is called Zhao Xu, whose name is Bo Jing.Nearly fifty years old, with a beard and some knowledge, he is the only counselor under Sun Jian's current staff.

Before, Sun Jian had listened to Zhao Xu's suggestion and plotted against Jingzhou.If there were no rumors about Dong Zhuo's serious illness or assassination, and the bite of Wang Rui, the governor of Jingzhou, and Cao Yin, the prefect of Wuling County, and the changes in Jiaozhou.

I am afraid that Sun Jian will follow the historical trajectory, choose to attach himself to Yuan Shu, and then try to gain fame from the battle against Dong Zhuo.

However, everything has changed now.

With Dong Zhuo's life and death unknown, the hearts of the Central Plains princes' alliance began to waver, and they sent people to Luoyang to spy on the news, while keeping an eye on their respective territories and opponents.

There is no doubt that the turmoil in Jingzhou has now become the focus of the princes of the Central Plains.

Zhao Xu got up, cupped his hands to Sun Jian and said, "My lord, I believe that there are three things that must be done at present."

"Bo respect, please tell me." Sun Jian looked at Zhao Xu, Sun Ce, Cheng Pu, Huang Gai, Zhu Zhi and others did the same.

"My lord, there are three things that need to be done right now. First, resolutely suppress the rebels in the counties and appease the people; second, show weakness and befriend Yuan Shu; third, recruit talents and benevolent people." Zhao Xu continued.

Although he was only half a hundred years old, Zhao Xu still had a heart to make contributions.Now that Sun Jian was short of counselors, he seized this opportunity.As long as Sun Jian successfully obtained Jingzhou, he would have made great contributions, and I believe Sun Jian would not treat him badly.

Sun Jian approved Zhao Xu's suggestion, and asked, "What should we do specifically?"

Everyone listened carefully, Zhao Xu said: "Master, the first thing to do is to continue to suppress the rebels in the counties and appease the people. Putting down the rebels will not only show the strength of the Lord and deter others, but also serve the court. While the name is justified, it can also win the recognition and support of the people.”

"That makes sense. This traitor must continue to be exterminated. We are serving the court, and at the same time we must protect the environment and the people." Sun Jian nodded, and then motioned Zhao Xu to continue.

Zhao Xu continued: "Jingzhou is a battleground for military strategists, and it has a large population and fertile land. Now that Jingzhou is in chaos, many princes in the Central Plains must be eyeing it."

"That's right, especially Yuan Shu." Sun Jian didn't think Yuan Shu was a good person who would easily let him control Jingzhou.

Nodding slightly, Zhao Xu continued, "My lord can't fight against Yuan Shu yet, so I have to unite with Yuan Shu. My lord can go to the court and let Yuan Shu be the governor of Yuzhou, and at the same time lead the prefect of Nanyang County to show weakness and goodwill to Yuan Shu temporarily."

"Only by stabilizing Yuan Shu, the lord can control Jingzhou faster. At that time, the court will have to appoint the lord as the governor of Jingzhou."

"Let Yuan Shu be the prefect of Nanyang County? Isn't that giving Yuan Shu what we got?" Huang Gai found it hard to accept.

Sun Jian took it easy and said, "Yuan Shu is now in Luyang in Nanyang County, since he can't be driven out of Nanyang County, so what if Nanyang County is handed over to him."

"My lord is wise!"

"I believe that the various forces in Nanyang County are intricate. If my lord wants to establish a foundation in Jingzhou, Nanyang County is not the best choice. Abandoning Nanyang County to obtain Jingzhou will do more good than harm to my lord," Zhao Xu said.

In his opinion, Nan County or Jiangxia County is a good choice. It is best to choose to take root in Jiangxia, so that it can echo Sun Jian's roots in Jiangdong Wu County.If there is an opportunity in the future, you can also use Jingzhou as the base to plot the land of Yangzhou.

After Sun Jian made his statement, Huang Gai didn't dare to complain anymore. The key is that what Zhao Xu said was clear and logical, and there was no place to refute it.

Afterwards, Zhao Xu continued: "The third thing is to recruit talents. My lord has no shortage of generals, but lacks civil servants. In order to completely control Jingzhou, in addition to having a strong enough army, we also need civil servants to help the lord govern all parties. "

"Currently, the Cai family and the Kuai family in the southern county of Jingzhou can fight for it. Cai Mao of the Cai family is good at water warfare and has a good reputation; the Kuai family is a prominent family, and the two brothers Kuai Liang and Kuai Yue are even more talented and famous. "

After being told by Zhao Xu, Sun Jian realized that he paid too much attention to force and seriously ignored the importance of scholars.

(End of this chapter)