Three years ago, Jiangdong defeated the alliance and raided Jiangling. A group of Jingzhou people led by Pan Jun actually betrayed the King of Hanzhong and conspired with Jiangdong. After the defeat, all of these people were arrested. Military advisor General Zhuge Liang personally came to Jiangling and presided over a harsh suppression that was lightning-proof.
However, the scholars in Jingzhou were an important part of the Hanzhong king's regime, and the King of Hanzhong was never willing to treat the scholars harshly and hurt his reputation for being kind. After suppressing a considerable number of scholars in Jingzhou, the King of Hanzhong successively promoted many people and gave additional favors to his loyal subordinates.
For example, Pan Jun's elder brother Jiang Wan was once the Shangshulang of the Hanzhong Kingdom, and was dismissed by the Hanzhong King because he was drunk by the Hanzhong King's prohibition. However, when Pan Jun had an accident, Jiang Wan became a blessing in disguise and soon became a Shangshulang and became Shangshulang.
For example, Xiang Chong became the general of Yamen, and Ma Su became the prefect of 2,000 stones as he wished. In recent years, outstanding figures in the clans of Yicheng, Xiang, Xiang, Pang, Zhijiang, Huo, etc. have been found one after another and promoted their official positions.
The Xi family was originally a wealthy and powerful Jing Turen family. They have been operating in Lingling and other counties in Jingnan for many years. The clan has 10,000 mu of fertile land, and only a thousand of them are attached. They also control a considerable share of trade income in Jingzhou, Jiaozhou and other places. Once they gain power in politics, Xi Zhen, who actually controls the clan industry in Jingzhou, will inevitably expand their clan power. For example, the scale of the private sector gradually exceeds 3,000.
Guan Yu naturally saw this.
A few years ago, Guan Yu, who was arrogant, would not have found a reason to deal with Xi's power. But Guan Yu has not done so now.
First, the military power of Jingzhou Prefecture and the military administration expanded faster, and the grassroots military groups affected by Guan Yu took root in various parts of Jingzhou and became increasingly large. Relatively speaking, the thousands of Xi's plots seemed to be less annoying.
Furthermore, Guan Yu gradually got older and his energy was less than that of the past. Many specific affairs in the military mansion were gradually handed over to his eldest son Guan Ping to deal with. Guan Ping, Ma Su, Xi Zhen, Huo Jun, and Xiang Chong, were all good friends, and later he also took advantage of the clan power of Lujiang Leiyuan, which was twice as powerful as those of several families. He was not like Guan Yu, and he had the mood of resisting scholars, and he had no intention of suppressing scholars easily and causing trouble.
After all, evil people might as well come from the center and do it legitimately from top to bottom; if local military governments want to conquer the battlefield, the support of these local tyrants will be indispensable.
When the Jingzhou army attacked Xiangyang, Guan Yu ordered Xi Zhen to lead his troops north. Xi Zhen seemed to be a simple warrior, but in fact, he had been a commander and prefect for so many years. He had long thought about everything. He immediately raised all the troops of Lingling County and Xi's troops north, and also sought war generously, and tried his best to get the responsibility of the vanguard of attacking Xianshan.
For Guan Yu, tolerating the expansion of local clans is to be used in wartime. For Xi Zhen, he and the clans behind him, so many people with the same roots and roots and complexities are optimistic about the Hanzhong King regime, so raising thousands of elite troops is precisely to make contributions on the battlefield.
The King of Hanzhong will definitely not stop at the four states, nor will it stop at the position of the King of Hanzhong. Think about how many heroic officials and sages he created after Emperor Guangwu’s revival, and how many high-ranking sects he created after hundreds of years?
When Duke Wen Tong followed Guangwu to fight, he later became the Minister of the Situation and Marquis of Xiangyang, and opened up the Xi family of Xiangyang. Now the Han Dynasty is about to rise to the Sanxing Han Dynasty, such as Xi Zhen, Xi Zhen, and even Xi Hong, who followed Xi Zhen as the governor of the troops, also had their expectations and dreams. Their desire for military achievements is no different from that of the Yuan Congmen of the King of Hanzhong and the warriors who fought at the bottom.
In this way, Guan Ping claimed that there was no need to attack and attack, but Xi Zhen was disappointed.
Guan Yu still saw this.
He said in a deep voice: "Even if Xuzhi plans to take advantage of the situation, we have to take one or more highland camps around Xiangyang City as a support. Otherwise, when the flood comes, we will only have boats, what can we do? We have to continue fighting the battle, fight with our hearts, and we cannot relax at all!"
Guan Ping was shocked and immediately claimed yes.
Guan Yu summoned Xi Zhen to come forward: "Boyu, tell me, if you attack Xianshan, how can you start?"
Xi Zhen quickly cheered up and stretched out his fingers and said, "June, let's look north from Xiangkou. From right to left, there are four main peaks, namely Xianshou Mountain, Fenghuang Mountain, Xianshan and Wolong Mountain. These four peaks are continuous and surrounded by many small peaks. I have found out these days that Cao's army set up camps on the four mountains, with eight camps covering each other, each with more than a thousand or thousands of people guarding each other, and from top to bottom, Fenglin Pass, the main passage between the mountains."
"It was where Sun Jian died back then, right?" Guan Yu narrowed his eyes.
"That's right." Xi Zhen pointed and said, "It's right here, Junhou, this place is located in the east, Fenghuang Mountain in the west, and Xianshou Mountain in the north, which is about four miles long, and is a narrow corridor. If the Cao army in Xiangyang wants to support the camps in Xiangkou, they must pass through Fenglin Pass. When our army crosses the Xiang River, and then goes to Xiangyang, they must pass through this place."
"Where are you going to start? Where are your goals?"
"The Cao army's defense in Xianshan is like a snake in Changshan, with its head and tail echoing, thinking that it is almost impeccable, but we can easily mobilize them to make them actively weaken their own defense. The key point is to start with Jilong Mountain, a small peak east of Xianshan."
"Tell me more."
"If the Lord and Hou allow me to send troops, I will lead two thousand barbarians in my headquarters to sneak along the land surrounded by Wolong Mountain, and stop at the hidden valley between Wolong Mountain and Xian Mountain, and continue to lurk. Then my brother Xi Hong led 500 people to advance, and it took only half an hour to reach Jilong Mountain. Taking this place, set up a large number of drums and horns, and then Gaoyang Ponds to the east and Taolin Pavilion to the north are within easy reach. In this way, Xi Hong blocked the Fenglin Pass, causing Cao Jun camps and camps north of the Xiang River to lose contact with the Cao Jun army in Xiangyang."
Guan Yu nodded: "Then, the main force of our army gathered south of the Xiangshui River to intimidate the Cao army north of the Xiangshui River."
"June and Marquis are so good." Xi Zhen continued: "The Cao army north of the Xiang River was threatened and thought that the Cao army in Xiangyang could not support it, so we must seek help from the Cao army on Wolong Mountain and Xian Mountain. At this time, our troops watched calmly. Wherever there was weak, I would attack wherever I was prepared and attacked without preparation. It was easy to break it."
Guan Yu nodded again and asked again: "If the Cao army in Xiangyang does not move, this is possible; but what if the Cao army in Xianshan does not move, and the Cao army in Xiangyang is determined to go south to support?"
"If the Cao army in Xianshan does not move, and the Cao army in Xiangyang is determined to move south, Xi Hong is deeply aware of the terrain, which is enough to disturb it at Fenglin Pass, tired it, and block it. At this time, the Junhou led his troops to turn the weak into the real, and crossed the Xiang River in one fell swoop. If the Cao army gathered at Fenglin Pass does not roll up their armor, they will be hit hard by the Junhou in the field, which will cause his own death. At that time, we may take advantage of the momentum to reach the city of Xiangyang, which will be wonderful."
Chapter completed!