Zhang Ji accepted Ding Chong's suggestion, and Zong Cheng, Lou Gui and others led 10,000 Jingzhou troops into Runan to reinforce Cao Cao, and he led the main force of Liangzhou to advance to Xiangyang and confronted Liu Biao.
Compared with reinforcements to Suiyang, going to Xiangyang is obviously easier and the credit is not bad.
The emperor is not short of elite troops, but he is very short of food and grass. Rang County, Xinye and Huyang have a lot of fertile land, known as Jinhuyang and Yinxinye, and is a famous granary in Jingzhou. The autumn harvest is approaching, and if he can return to the warehouse, he will be the only one.
If the troops did not come out, as long as the food was sent to the stewards, he would have added hundreds of households to his fiefs.
As Dong Zhuo's old subordinate, he dared not have too many ambitions. In addition, he was old and had no room for improvement as a general of the cavalry. He just wanted to maintain his title and increase his fiefs so that he could leave it to his son in the future.
After arriving in Nanyang, Ding Chong invited the famous doctor Zhang Zhongjing to take care of his health. After two years of hard work, Zou finally got pregnant. If he could have a son, he would have achieved his merits.
So even though he knew that Ding Chong was giving Zong Cheng and others a chance to make contributions, he was willing to turn a blind eye and sell his favors to Ding Chong and others. If there was something wrong in the future, someone would have helped.
Once the world is peaceful, the court will eventually be a scholar.
In order to show sincerity, Zhang Ji also took the initiative to transfer a thousand Xiliang Jingqi to Zong Cheng.
Nanyang was mobilized, and Zong Cheng and Lou Gui quickly assembled 10,000 infantry and rode to Runan.
At the same time, Zhang Ji led 30,000 infantry and cavalry, mainly composed of 10,000 Liangzhou soldiers, and claimed to be 10,000, and rushed to Xiangyang.
As a military advisor, Ding Chong went to war with Zhang Ji.
He issued an announcement in the name of General Cavalry's Office, requiring Liu Biao and the people of Nanjun to recognize the situation and immediately write a letter to the court to pay tribute to the court to avoid any disaster of war.
At the same time, he wrote a private message to Liu Biao, saying that he did this just to cooperate with Liu Biao, perfunctory Yuan Shao, and forced the Nanjun tribe to submit, and did not really want to move troops.
After receiving Ding Chong's letter, Liu Biao was secretly happy.
He did not completely believe Ding Chong's words, but it did not affect his use of the situation.
On the one hand, he summoned Cai Mao, Kuai Yue and others to discuss and prepare for war, and on the other hand, he invited Yin Kui.
You see, Zhang Ji's main force has been attracted by me, and I have fulfilled my promise to Yuan Benchu, and you can go back and report.
Cai Mao, Kuai Yue and others did not object to surrender to the court, but they were unwilling to be forced to surrender by Zhang Ji. In their opinion, although the Xiliang soldiers under Zhang Ji were good at fighting, they were not good at water battles and wanted to cross the Han River and seize them.
Xiangyang is by no means easy.
Regardless of whether Zhang Ji is true or false, it is impossible for the Alliance under the City to agree.
So they were very active and gathered tens of thousands of people, including Huang Zu, the prefect of Jiangxia, to prepare to fight with Zhang Ji and defend Xiangyang.
Zhang Ji and Ding Chong led their troops to Deng County, and the roar rushed to Fancheng on the north bank of the Han River. A small-scale conflict occurred between the two sides, with more than a dozen casualties, and the situation suddenly became tense.
Seeing this situation, Yin Kui did not doubt that he was and went back with satisfaction.
Liu Xie stayed in Hanyang for more than half a month and looked at several counties near Ji County.
He was satisfied with Yang Xiu's political achievements. Although it was not perfect, Yang Xiu's attitude and ability were obvious to all.
But he didn't praise Yang Xiu, he just read and did not express his opinion.
After watching the ge, standing in the golden wheat field outside the city, he asked Zhuge Liang, Pei Jun, Wei Ji and others who were accompanying him, what do you think is the situation in Hanyang and whether it meets the basic requirements of the kingly way?
Zhuge Liang and others were very cautious and did not hastily answer Liu Xie's questions.
Yang Xiu must have some political achievements, but whether this can be considered a kingly path is a question that needs to be considered and cannot be sloppy.
Liu Xie was not in a hurry, and gave them plenty of time to think and discuss.
His original meaning was to wait until August, and when the autumn harvest ended, the results of the county's plan were sent to the county seat, and there were specific numbers and then quantitative analysis was carried out. But he failed to do so, Zhou Zhong, Zhang Ji, Han Sui,
Cao Cao's memorials were sent to Hanyang one after another.
Zhou Zhong persuaded Liu Biao to surrender halfway.
Liu Biao was willing to surrender, but he was unwilling to give up Jingzhou easily. He wanted to lead Jingzhou troops to attack and then consider returning to the court after making military achievements.
Zhou Zhong carefully gave his opinions on the memorial.
He suggested that the emperor accept Liu Biao's request and ask Liu Biao to lead his troops to send troops. Zhou Zhong used himself as an example to show that he was extremely unfavorable to Liu Biao's use of troops and believed that Liu Biao would be defeated. When he hit a wall and knew his level, he would not be like this.
Confident.
But Liu Xie saw what Zhou Zhong meant, and Zhou Zhong actually hoped that Liu Biao could make a contribution.
Yuan Shao's main force is Pengcheng, while Shen Pei's main force confronted Cao Cao in Suiyang. Liu Biao actually only had Yan Liang's troops in Lujiang. Moreover, Liu Biao was not fighting alone. If Zhou Zhong's trip went smoothly, he could gather Liu Yao and Sun Ce,
Yuan Shu, together with Liu Biao, can fight Yan Liang, and will most likely be able to regain Lujiang and make military achievements.
In this way, the Shandong ministers could further make requests and they would take on the task of driving Yuan Shao back to Hebei.
Ding Chong obviously had this idea, so he advised Zhang Ji to send troops to Xiangyang and protect the autumn grains in Rang County, Xinye and Huyang, but asked Zong Cheng, Lou Gui and other Jingzhou people to send troops to Runan to facilitate their actions.
Zong Cheng was the prefect of Runan.
Liu Xie could almost conclude that Zhou Zhong and Ding Chong had agreed that their goals were consistent, which was to strive for the opportunity for Shandong people to make contributions in order to compete with Bingliang people and prepare for future court disputes.
Han Sui obviously saw this and strongly advocated sending troops to Luoyang immediately and posing as a reinforcement for Suiyang.
His reason was that Zong Cheng and others might not be able to reinforce Suiyang in time by taking Runan, and Cao Cao might be defeated by Shen Pei. If they send light cavalry to help, it can reduce Cao Cao's pressure.
In addition to expressing his edict to fight the thief, he should fight to the death and live up to the emperor's trust, Cao Cao also requested the court to send Dong Zhao, the prefect of Hanoi, to reinforce and threaten Yuan Shao's retreat. It is best to arrange the Hedong army to attack, just like Guan Yu rushed to Yecheng last time.
Likewise, he forced Yuan Shao to retreat.
Everyone has sufficient reasons, but everyone has selfish intentions.
Although he was mentally prepared, Liu Xie still felt a little moved.
With more and more talented people, the situation in the court is becoming more and more complicated. As a large number of Shandong people enter the court, there will be more and more intrigues. In contrast, it is still quieter in Liangzhou.
However, this is just a beautiful dream, and sooner or later he will step into the muddy waters of the court.
Liu Xie asked the ministers around him for advice.
Jia Xu expressed his opinion clearly: Go with the flow.
Promise everyone's request and let them perform as much as possible. From the perspective of public opinion, Shandong people are willing to fight against Yuan Shao, which is beneficial to the court itself. Whether they can achieve their goals is secondary.
Of course, it is best to achieve it.
Compared with Liangzhou people who had to fight to protect their homes, if Shandong scholars could abandon the prejudice of advocating elegance, despise martial arts, and revive the style of advocating martial arts, it would be more beneficial to the court than to harm them.
Generals who are both civil and military are more suitable for promoting the kingly way, and at the same time they can inspire and cold generals to pay attention to reading, so as not to fall at a disadvantage in the competition.
The emperor's advocacy is of course useful, but the necessary pressure is indispensable. Coercion and inducement, use both soft and hard, and the effect is the best.
After repeated discussions, Liu Xie accepted Jia Xu's suggestion and issued an edict to implement it.