Survival Three Kingdoms

Chapter 105 I Can Finally Quit For A Moment

When Gongsun Zan returned to the camp, he took stock of the loss of about 5000 people, most of whom were the white horses and Yi Cong.He called the dead general to him and asked his name.

The man replied, "The last general, Zhao Yun, whose name is Zilong, is really determined in Changshan."

Gongsun Zan remembered that Zhao Yun was a surrendered general from Yuan Shao's side, and said, "I heard that everyone in Jizhou wants to join Yuan Shao, so why are you the only one who knows how to return?"

Zhao Yun replied: "The world is in chaos. I don't know who is the master. The people are in danger. Our village discusses to follow the benevolent government. It's not that we personally alienate Yuan Shao and favor you, general."

Gongsun Zan was very unhappy when he heard this, he said nothing, and sent someone to invite the three generals who came to the rescue, and he cupped his hands and said, "Xuande, it's almost a joke for Yuan Shao to come to your aid this time." It was Liu Bei who came. , Guan Yu, and Zhang Fei brothers.

Liu Bei said, "I heard that the general is using troops. Liu Bei was ordered by the governor Tian Kai to come to help the battle. He rushed all the way, but fortunately there was no delay."

"It's just in time, just in time." Gongsun Zan said, patting Liu Bei's shoulder, never thinking why Liu Bei didn't come sooner or later, but it happened when Ju Yi was about to stop attacking.

Both Gongsun Zan and Liu Bei had studied under Lu Zhi's school, and they still had the friendship of classmates. Gongsun Zan ordered a banquet in honor of Liu Bei. After Liu Bei said that he was a relative of the Han family, he looked at Liu Bei with admiration.Guan and Zhang stood behind Liu Bei with their arms crossed, neither drinking nor talking, as if there was no one else around.

Yuan Shao favored the euphorbia warriors after this battle. He ordered the establishment of a euphorbia battalion and recruited [-] euphorbia guards, all of whom were armed with two long halberds.

Yuan Shao and Gongsun Zan were unwilling to launch another attack after this battle. The two armies faced each other with Panhe as the boundary for more than a month. Li Jue sent people to mediate, and made Gongsun Zan a former general and Marquis of Jue Yi, and Yuan Shao the shepherd of Jizhou.The two had their own steps to stop their troops. Yuan Shao's strategy of resisting the enemy had reached the goal of returning to Jizhou, while Gongsun Zan was going back to Youzhou to attack Liu Yu.

Liu Bei still went back to Qingzhou. When he parted, he took Zhao Yun's hand and shed a lot of tears. He reluctantly parted.Zhao Yun thought of another person, Zhou Cang, the governor of Youzhou, sent people to his home several times, and left a lot of money for his brother who was seriously ill. Who is this Zhou Cang, and where is he now?Thinking of his elder brother's illness, Zhao Yun felt anxious. He sought countless famous doctors but were helpless.Well, when we return to Youzhou, we should ask Gongsun Zan for leave to visit his brother in his hometown.

When Gongsun Zan returned to Youzhou, he launched an attack on Liu Yu. Regardless of whether Gongsun Zan had beaten Yuan Shao, it was safe to bully Liu Yu. Liu Yu fled to Juyong, but was still caught and escorted back by Gongsun Zan.Gongsun Zan didn't dare to kill Liu Yu lightly. After holding back for several days, he came up with an idea: hold a public trial meeting to criticize Liu Yu's attempt to become emperor, and said that it is droughty now, and he asked Liu Yu to pray for rain in the square. If it rains within three days The rain showed that Liu Yu didn't want to be emperor.Liu Yu was tied up in the square for three days, and it didn't rain. Gongsun Zan, who found the reason, ordered Liu Yu to be killed, and took him as the shepherd of Youzhou.

Both Gongsun Zan and Yuan Shao were thinking about how to cannibalize each other, and found the right opportunity to give each other a fatal blow: After occupying Youzhou, Gongsun Zan did not strengthen management, but still attacked Jizhou. After being defeated by Yuan Shao, the forces of both sides began to shift towards Yuan Shao.Liu Yu's son Liu He learned that his father had been killed at Yuan Shao, and vowed to kill Gongsun Zan to avenge his father, so he stayed under Yuan Shao as a general, training his troops and horses to prepare for revenge.Yuan Shao was recognized by the gentry in Jizhou, vigorously developed Jizhou, and his influence gradually expanded.

On the southern line, Yuan Shu was overjoyed after receiving Gongsun Zan's letter, and contacted Tao Qian to prepare to respond to Gongsun Zan's attack on Yuan Shao from the north to the south. As a result, he was defeated by Cao Cao, and Nanyang did not keep it, so he returned to Huainan.After Cao Cao's victory, he formed an allied force with Zhu Ling sent by Yuan Shao to defeat Tao Qian and sent Yuan Shao's reinforcements away. Zhu Ling insisted on not leaving and stayed to join Cao Cao.

When Wang Rui, the governor of Jingzhou, was killed by Sun Jian, Dong Zhuo sent Liu Biao to succeed him. In order to suppress the clansmen of the Han family, he did not send Liu Biao a single soldier.There were thieves everywhere in Jingzhou, Liu Biao knew very well that he had no right to be healthy, and he could do nothing with the edict and seal of the imperial court, but would risk his life instead.Therefore, after going to Jingzhou anonymously and alone, he did not take office. He first found Cai Mao, the wife and nephew of Taiwei Zhang Wen. The Cai family is a big clan in Xiangyang, Jingzhou. , Then Cai Mao introduced the three brothers Kuai Liang, Kuai Yue, and Kuai Qi of the Kuai family in Lu County to conspire.

Liu Biao asked: "There are many thieves, there are many gentry clans, and the masses are not attached. I want to recruit troops here, but I am afraid that they cannot gather. Yuan Shu is eyeing Nanyang. What can you do?"

Kuai Liang said: "If I have some people under my command, if I send them away to show them benefits, the clan bandit leaders will definitely come with a crowd, so that the king will punish them for their innocence, and then caress them and use them. People in Jingzhou are happy to stay here. Knowing that the envoy is a virtuous man, he must help the old and the weak. Then the soldiers will gather and attach, and occupy Jiangling in the south and Xiangyang in the north. The eight counties of Jingzhou can be passed down. Although Yuan Shu and others arrive, there is nothing they can do. for."

Liu Biao asked Kuai Yue to send people to invite 55 sect thieves to a banquet, behead them all, and attack their tribes together.When the prefects and magistrates in Jingzhou heard of Liu Biao's reputation, most of them took off their seals and fled.So Liu Biao appointed Cai Hao as the governor, his nephew Zhang Yun as the deputy governor, the three brothers of the Kuai family as the official and the prefect respectively, Huang Zu, the patriarch of the Huang family in Jiangxia, as the prefect of Jiangxia, and his nephew Liu Pan as the governor of Changsha. In addition to the seven counties of Jingzhou except Nanyang County, he managed his troops in Xiangyang.

In order to consolidate his position, Liu Biao married Cai Mao's younger sister and became brother-in-law with Huang Chengyan, the patriarch of the Huang family in Xiangyang. Kuai Qi married the eldest daughter of Zhuge's family.Liu Biao has a good literary talent and handsome looks. Coupled with his marriage, he was quickly recognized by the Jingzhou clan. Except for the Pang family and the Sima family, all of them took refuge in Liu Biao.With the support of the gentry, Liu Biao gained a firm foothold in Jingzhou, defeated and killed Sun Jian, and protected the stability of Jingzhou.

After a revolving battle, the princes finally calmed down for a while, and did not launch any more major battles. They were like bitten beasts licking their wounds, waiting to open their fangs again.

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