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Initially, Wei Yan had wanted to contend for Wuling Commandery, intending to quell the largest barbarian rebellion and establish great merit.

However, after meeting Li Ji's gaze, Wei Yan suddenly realized that the barbarian rebellions in the four commanderies of Jingnan varied in size, but the merit of pacifying one commandery's rebellion was not substantially different.

On the contrary, the barbarian rebellion in Guiyang Commandery was the smallest, and the merit was the easiest to obtain.

Moreover, if he quickly quelled the barbarian rebellion in Guiyang Commandery, Wei Yan could even lead troops to neighboring commanderies to provide support, strive for greater advancement, and obtain more merit.

As for those empty reputations, Wei Yan simply didn't care.

Faced with Wei Yan's request for battle, Li Ji nodded slightly and said.

"Appoint Wei Yan as the General Who Pacifies the Barbarians, proceed to Chaisang to lead five thousand elite soldiers, and immediately head to Guiyang Commandery to quell the rebellion."

"Understood!"

Wei Yan was overjoyed and immediately accepted the military order with a bow.

However, as Wei Yan received the military order, Li Ji held Wei Yan's hand and reminded him, saying.

"War is a matter of life and death, one must not be eager for quick success and instant benefits, but should be as swift as the wind, as steady as the forest, and as fierce in attack as fire."

Wei Yan's heart trembled, feeling that Li Ji's eyes seemed to see through his thoughts, and he calmed down as if he had been splashed with a basin of cold water, nodding in response.

"Thank you, Governor, for your instruction."

After Wei Yan received the order, Li Ji asked again. "Lingling Commandery, who is willing to go?"

This time, after a few moments of silence, Wen聘主动应声领命 (Wen聘) took the initiative to respond and accept the order.

Wen聘不愿前 (Wen聘) did not want to go to Guiyang Commandery to quell the rebellion because he did not want people to look down on the generals of Jingzhou, but Wen聘 (Wen聘) also knew that his martial prowess was far inferior to Huang Zhong, and his status was even more different from Zhang Fei, making it difficult to compete with Huang Zhong and Zhang Fei for Wuling Commandery.

Li Ji's evaluation of Wen聘 (Wen聘) was that he seemed mediocre, but in reality, he was a good warrior without outstanding achievements.

From Liu Biao's decision to let Wen聘 (Wen聘) assist Liu Qi in defending Xiangyang, it can be seen that Liu Biao trusted Wen聘's (Wen聘) ability, and the fact that Xiangyang had not fallen after Yuan Shu led more than 100,000 troops in a fierce attack for a long time shows Wen聘's (Wen聘) ability.

Therefore, Li Ji was quite relieved to hand over Lingling Commandery to Wen聘 (Wen聘) to quell the rebellion.

After Wen聘 (Wen聘) stepped forward to receive the military order, Li Ji finally looked at Zhang Fei and Huang Zhong and said. "There are still Changsha and Wuling commanderies in the four commanderies of Jingnan. Who will go to Changsha? Who will pacify Wuling?"

Immediately, Huang Zhong and Zhang Fei spoke almost simultaneously. "I/This old man can pacify Wuling."

Suddenly, Huang Zhong and Zhang Fei couldn't help but turn their heads and stare at each other, both refusing to give in.

Zhang Fei was a whole circle bigger than Huang Zhong, his face was even more imposing, and he shouted.

"Old man, aren't you afraid of throwing your back out if you go to Wuling Commandery? I heard that you lived in Changsha for a while, so go to Changsha, and leave the barbarians in Wuling Commandery to me."

"What a joke!"

Faced with Zhang Fei's imposing manner, Huang Zhong sneered.

"Although I am nearly fifty years old, I am still in my prime, not yet old. What are the mere southern barbarians worth mentioning?"

"Moreover, precisely because I am familiar with Changsha, I know that the terrain of Changsha is flatter than that of Wuling, which is conducive to cavalry warfare. It is appropriate for General Yide to lead his main cavalry force to Changsha to quell the rebellion, and Wuling should be left to me."

Hearing this, Li Ji nodded slightly, and his evaluation of Huang Zhong was raised a few notches.

The terrain of Changsha Commandery may not be as vast as the plains of northern Jing.

But compared with Wuling Commandery, it is undoubtedly much flatter and more conducive to cavalry warfare.

After all, if Wuling Commandery is divided according to later generations' regional divisions, most of the area already belongs to Guizhou, which shows that it is a terrain of mountains connected to mountains.

Zhang Fei was speechless by Huang Zhong's words, and just as he was about to get angry and shift the reasoning back to his fists to argue with Huang Zhong.

"Alright."

As Li Ji spoke, Zhang Fei, who was about to get angry, only got angry for a moment, and then had to stop.

"General Hansheng is right, Changsha is more suitable for cavalry warfare, so let Yide go to Changsha to quell the rebellion."

"As for the most arduous and difficult Wuling Commandery, I have to trouble General Hansheng to lead troops there in person."

Zhang Fei was slightly dissatisfied, but he could only bow and accept the order.

The joy on Huang Zhong's face was even more overflowing, and there was a bit more admiration and respect in his eyes when he looked at Li Ji.

As a surrendered general, Huang Zhong had already prepared himself to be unwelcome. This request for battle was just to avoid falling behind others.

He did not expect that Li Ji would actually value him so much, and was willing to hand over Wuling Commandery to him to quell the rebellion.

And he was qualified to lead an army alone, which was a treatment that Huang Zhong had never enjoyed under Liu Biao.

"I will certainly not fail the Governor's trust, and will quell the barbarian rebellion with thunderous force," Huang Zhong replied loudly.

"Good, then I will wait in Xiangyang for General Hansheng to return in triumph," Li Ji said with a smile.

When the meeting ended and everyone dispersed, Huang Zhong and Gan Ning, who had walked outside the State Shepherd's Mansion, were stopped and led back to the main hall of the State Shepherd's Mansion after going around in a circle.

However, Gan Ning was temporarily left outside the hall, and Huang Zhong was first led into the hall.

Huang Zhong looked at Li Ji, who was sitting at the top and writing something, and asked with some doubt.

"I wonder what other instructions the Governor has?"

Li Ji raised his head, got up and walked to Huang Zhong, invited Huang Zhong to sit down, and after the two sat opposite each other across the table, he said softly.

"Although the news from Wuling Commandery is vague, according to my estimation, the number of Wuling barbarians who are rebelling is probably no less than 30,000."

"And the greater the momentum of the Wuling barbarians, the more loot they harvest, and the more barbarians will inevitably be attracted to rebel."

Although the voice was soft, the content was quite heavy, and Huang Zhong frowned upon hearing it.

Huang Zhong, who had lived in Changsha for many years, had also heard about the barbarians in the four commanderies of Jingnan.

Among the four commanderies of Jingnan, Wuling Commandery has the largest number of Wuling barbarians. Although there has never been a statistic, the total number of barbarians in Wuling Commandery is probably not less than 250,000 Han Chinese, or even... more.

After all, the area of Wuling Commandery may be very vast, but most of it is high mountains and ridges, which are not suitable for Han Chinese to live in, but are more suitable for barbarians to settle in.

As early as the Jianwu years, the Wuling barbarians blocked dangerous passes and constantly robbed Han Chinese commanderies and counties. Emperor Guangwu sent people to conquer the Wuling barbarians many times, but the result was repeated defeats.

In the end, the famous general Ma Yuan led a large army to personally arrive before barely pacifying the Wuling barbarians, allowing the Wuling barbarians to be quiet for a while.

Now, once the barbarians all over Wuling Commandery realize that the Han Chinese are a soft persimmon, it will only lead to a continuous increase in the number of barbarians robbing.

At that time, I am afraid that there will be more than 30,000, and even the entire Wuling Commandery will become a Han Chinese Jedi.

Huang Zhong, who was increasingly aware of the seriousness of the situation, no longer had the joy he had just had, but replied with a solemn expression.

"Zhong will do his best, and even if he dies, he will do his best to ensure that Wuling is not lost."

"I understand General Hansheng's ambition, and I also know that 5,000 soldiers and horses are far from enough, and General Hansheng does not have his own elite troops like Yide."

Li Ji specially called Huang Zhong over, not to put pressure on Huang Zhong, and Li Ji also knew that only 5,000 soldiers and horses were not enough to quell the Wuling barbarians who occupied the geographical advantage.

(End of this chapter)