Wang Zheng just said goodbye to Zhou Yu. Not long after, Mi Fang and Guo Jia went into the palace together to ask for an audience. Before entering, they said: "Congratulations, my lord!"
“Where does joy come from?”
Wang Zhengxun looked away and his eyes fell on Mi Fang.
Mi Fang smiled and said: "After these days of hard work, the envoy from Jingzhou has cleared up all his doubts. When Caichen went to the embassy to visit him, he just talked a few words about the war on the front line, and he took the initiative to say, "Wangzhou Mu's move was because he wanted to
Before the Jizhou army goes south, let's solve the worries first, and I will understand naturally." He also said that after returning home, he would meet with the whole story and write to Liu Biao to help his lord explain that the appearance of the Jizhou army in Wu County is really a rumor."
"oh?"
Wang Zheng smiled slightly when he heard this. After the envoy took the initiative to enter the palace that day, Wang Zheng immediately arranged for Mi Fang to find a way to bribe this person to prevent him from talking nonsense and ruining his own good after returning to Jingzhou. Now it seems that Mi Fang, who was born as a merchant, will
It was indeed profitable to do this kind of thing, so I couldn't help but nod and said: "It's rare that the other party is willing to cooperate. By the way, is this person attracted by money or because of women?"
Before Mi Fang could answer, Guo Jia on the side had already interrupted with a smile: "Yichen guessed that it was both."
"However, I think the most important thing is that during this period of time, the frequent good news from the front line made the envoy deeply in awe of the strength of the lord, and naturally he was willing to be a person who understands current affairs."
"Although Liu Jingsheng is a clan member of the Han Dynasty and a famous figure in the world, he is after all better at political governance than civil service. If there is a dispute in Jingzhou and Yangzhou in the future, he will definitely not be the opponent of the lord. After weighing the pros and cons, the envoy will naturally make a decision."
It is quite difficult to say that Liu Biao sent an envoy and must have been a minister whom he trusted, but he changed his position in such a short period of time. However, Guo Jia's tone seemed to be natural.
The Benming Division not only has the responsibility of collecting intelligence, but also has the responsibility of analyzing intelligence.
"So good."
"What my lord said is true."
"Why should General Jiang be so self-effacing?" Wang Zheng said with a slight smile: "Who knows that Jizhou's strong crossbows are powerful in the world?"
After the royal government was launched, Guo Jia stepped forward with confidence and pointed: "The two major counties can actually be divided into three defense zones."
"What's the point of being filial?"
At the same time, he summoned the generals and told them in detail the planned battle strategy. The military situation was in full swing and he started preparing for the day early. When the war started, he would have a better chance of winning.
Since we are going all out, we must first solve all the hidden dangers. Whether it is selling the jade seal of the country or using the wedding to conquer the two counties of Jiangdong, it is all to ensure that there are no worries.
However, the other party was his important minister in terms of merit and his brother-in-law in private terms. Wang Zheng showed no signs of it on the surface. He suppressed his sleepiness and yawned while tying his clothes and asked: "Zifang, why are you so anxious?"
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Especially Jiang Qi, who was one of the first generals to follow Yuan Shao. Although he had no personal relationship with Wen Chou, after all, he had been serving as a commander for several years. Naturally, he did not have much favorable impression of Wang Zheng, a "murderer". If he were not the general of Major General Yuan Tan,
, how could Jiang Qi come to help him?
"Both Duke Zhang and Governor Lu have begun to recruit shipbuilding craftsmen vigorously, and I have also been arranging people to spend a lot of money to collect river and water maps in Jingzhou."
But the eyes and ears were not as good as meeting each other. Jiang Qi didn't know why. Although he and Wang Zheng had just met for the first time, they felt like old friends at first sight. He felt that the more he looked at the young man in front of him, the more he liked him. That ordinary face was full of sincerity and kindness, and he couldn't help but feel like it.
Catching Wang Zheng's words, he said with a smile: "Zhou Mu's words are serious. In fact, we haven't put in much effort. This time, in several battles and even fortifications, your army is still the main force."
Wang Zheng said calmly: "Is that what the envoy from Jingzhou said? Zifang, didn't you say before that this person is quite aware of current affairs?"
"After all, the so-called alliance at the moment is just Yuan Fang's promise. It's either Yuan Shao or Yuan Shao who agreed. It's hard to say whether he will keep his promise. There are no absolutes in anything. Xuzhou still has to keep a certain number of people.
For precaution."
Wang Zheng glanced at Guo Jia, and a smile flashed across his face. He mentioned that he had also used coercion and inducement to this genius, and used all possible means to surrender him. After Guo Jia entered the account, he repeatedly made clever tricks and made great achievements.
Zhaozhuo also proved that all his painstaking planning was worth it.
Of course, it is not necessary to take the water route to capture Jingzhou, but if you want to resolve the battle as soon as possible, you must advance both by water and land.
Guo Jia nodded: "Even if we don't take precautions, it's better not to remove all the garrison in Xuzhou too early. The more people open their mouths to eat, the greater our food pressure will be, and there will be a shortage of food and wages;
Secondly, if Yuan Shao does not come to invade, we will have to send them back later, which is not worth the expense."
"Please, my lord, spread out the map."
"Zhenzhou Mu."
"The villain followed the order of the superior officer and opened a wine shop in Xiangyang in order to collect intelligence. He had bribed him a long time ago, so he often had contact with the steward of Liu Biao's house. The day before yesterday, he heard the steward talk about something that Liu Biao didn't know three days ago.
Why did the thunder suddenly become so angry that he killed more than a dozen slaves with a stick, and even cursed endlessly, such as "ungrateful", "repaying kindness with hatred", "Shuzi" and other filthy words"
"Jingzhou?"
With his current status, coupled with his systematic talents, skills and high charm, if he wanted to deliberately marry someone, he would basically have to pick the right one. However, after three rounds of drinking, he had already become a group with Jiang Qi and others.
Brothers are worthy of each other.
Wang Zheng pondered for a moment and then asked Mi Fang warmly: "The mission from Jizhou also set off the day before yesterday, bringing the jade seal with them, and Yuan Fang made peace with them. I think the treaty is not a big problem. If the plan goes well, we can wait
After the battle on the front line is completely calmed down, all strategies will be drawn up for the attack on Jingzhou."
Wang Zheng nodded slightly, "After all, the military rations are insufficient now. If we want to use troops again, at least we have to wait until after the summer harvest." After saying this, he paused and remembered that a great famine was suspected to have occurred in Jiangdong in the second year of Jian'an. He couldn't help but sigh softly: "If
If something unexpected happens, we may even have to wait until the autumn harvest before we can launch another large-scale military campaign."
As he spoke, he raised another finger and continued: "Liu Biao has been running Jingzhou for many years, so he must be strong. If we want to capture Jingzhou, the troops and horses dispatched by the lord this time are indispensable, but Jiujiang and Langya need to have certain defenses."
ability to prevent foreign enemies from taking advantage of the situation, it depends on how the layout is planned."
The second step is to prepare our troops vigorously and actively prepare for war.
Wang Zheng's sleepiness disappeared immediately, and his eyebrows were raised immediately!
He is from Qingzhou, Zhuzi, and with words such as "repaying kindness with hatred" and "ungrateful", everyone will immediately think of him, right?
It's okay and not surprising to be scolded behind someone's back, but why was it Liu Biao?
"Not that messenger!"
Wang Zheng tapped the table gently, and after a moment of silent calculation, he said: "Both prefectures have been conquered, and the remaining ones are still unable to be announced. I guess it won't be long, it will only be about ten days or so."
Jingzhou and Yangzhou both have the natural danger of the Yangtze River for defense. It is precisely because of this that the naval forces in these two places are the best in the world. In terms of river competition alone, no one can compete with them, and the Xuzhou Army is no exception.
"There will be some time to prepare for us."
Although Liu Biao did not have any impressive achievements in Wang Zheng's memory, Jingzhou, as the heart of the world, was able to maintain peace for a very long time in the late Eastern Han Dynasty. Naturally, it should not be underestimated. Therefore, before Wang Zheng wanted to use all his strength to conquer Jingzhou
, you must make adequate preparations first.
Although he guessed the answer in his mind, Wang Zheng did not speak immediately. He just sat down slowly, then looked at Mi Fang and asked: "What is the internal analysis of this secret report?"
"Then how did Liu Biao know about it?"
Speaking of this, Jiang Qi said with emotion: "I have heard of Wang Zhoumu's name a long time ago. He stood out from the grass and was exposed in the wilderness for several years. He fought against powerful enemies with outstanding achievements. He is really a young hero. Although my young general once fought with Zhou Mu
We had a rivalry with Wangzhou Mu, but privately he admired him very much. He told me and others many times that he was full of praise for Wangzhou Mu’s army management and military skills."
At this time, the battle on the front line was coming to an end. Although the Xuzhou army still wanted to stay to clean up the remnants, the guest army from Jizhou was already preparing to retire. Wang Zheng was currently thinking of ways to wink at Yuan Shao, so naturally he couldn't
If he would miss this opportunity, he asked Wei Yan to send a message asking Jiang Qi to come to Shouchun first to attend the celebration banquet and then return to Linzi.
Wang Zheng took a look and saw that the Jizhou Army had been engaged in constant fighting over the years. The faces of these generals were as black as iron, their hands were as rough as thorns, and they were all weathered. It seemed that they had been away from home for a long time.
Returning to the city, we entered the palace of the old King of Chu, where both host and guest were seated.
"promise."
Soon after, Wang Zheng, Yangzhou Governor Zhang Zhao, Xu Fang and other generals personally went out of the suburbs to greet Jiang Qi and others, and arranged for the soldiers they brought with them to enter the city hand in hand.
It is precisely because of this that Wang Zheng entrusted Zhou Yu with important tasks. On the one hand, he knew the strength of Zhou Yu's governor. On the other hand, Wang Zheng himself did not have much confidence to defeat the Jingzhou army in naval battles and naval armies.
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Mi Fang was shocked and quickly explained: "The envoy just left Shouchun the day before yesterday and will not return to Xiangyang so soon. I am confident that I will not be wrong. The envoy is a sensible person and it is not stupid to go against the trend."
Will do it."
Mi Fang said: "General Xu also relied on proficiency in water skills when reorganizing Shouchun's old army. I believe that when the war starts in the future, there will be no problem with the 30,000 elite naval forces requested by the lord."
Not long after the people from Jizhou left, a few days later at night, a secret message came from Jingzhou. After reading it, Mi Fang immediately rode towards the palace. Although the night was already dark, she still insisted on asking the guards to call Wang Zheng.
It was originally the same. The Jizhou Army's participation in the war had nothing to do with the "high righteousness" and "kindness" mentioned by Wang Zheng. To put it bluntly, it was just a deal between an army and a jade seal.
If it was just a curse, that would be fine. A clean figure like Liu Biao always valued his reputation and could take the action of killing dozens of Qingzhou people with a stick. It can be seen that he was so angry that he lost his mind at that time, so he was so rude, right?
Mi Fang coughed dryly and replied cautiously: "I have analyzed this matter and it is very likely that Liu Biao knew that the lord intended to launch troops against Jingzhou."
Wang Zheng was startled, and immediately took it and unfolded it. Without a few glances, the hand that was tying his clothes stopped involuntarily, and half of his yawn was swallowed back.
"The villain felt that it was not simple at that time. He asked the steward again and found out that those servants were all from Qingzhou."
"promise!"
Just after discussing the preparation strategy for the coming war with Guo Jia and Mi Fang, suddenly a guard came from outside the door to report: "General, news from the front, the Jizhou Army has entered a hundred miles outside the city."
It was an ordinary polite word, but with the talent of persuasion and high charisma, it produced an extraordinary effect. Jiang Qi and several other Jizhou generals felt warm in their hearts at the same time. They originally had a grudge against Wang Zheng because of his ugly writing.
Not to mention disappearing into thin air, most of it suddenly disappeared.
It was precisely because of this precedent that Wang Zheng showed rare patience and good temper to Zhou Yu.
Mi Fang hurriedly saluted, then rushed forward with an anxious face and handed over the secret report: "Wang San, the secret agent of the Benming Division, has sent an urgent report from Xiangyang. Please watch it, my lord."
Presumably after these people returned to Linzi, they would not say anything good about themselves in front of Yuan Tan, nor would they say anything bad?
Watching the group of people stumbling away, Wang Zheng thought to himself, thought about it, and then ordered Mi Fang: "Go and prepare some gifts for them."
The next day, Wang Zheng once again hosted a banquet for Jiang Qi and others. After several rounds of enthusiastic efforts, the effect was indeed extraordinary. For a moment, Jiang Qi's application for joining the team popped up in a transparent box.
Although it passed in a flash and did not give Wang Zheng a chance to install an "undercover", it also proved that the fire was sufficient. Wang Zheng immediately stopped trying to retain them and allowed them to return to Linzi.
Mi Fang knew what Wang Zheng meant. When the civil and military officials were making preparations, they would go to Jingzhou in advance to set up their eyes and ears to collect intelligence on the Jingzhou army. "How much time do you think the front line will take, my lord?"
Don't look at Wang Zheng's successful capture of Yangzhou. It was because Yuan Shu was forced by Sun Ce to take the initiative to open up his door, allowing him to cross Yangzhou's biggest support almost effortlessly. But such a good thing can never happen again, let alone that it will never happen again.
The second time Sun Ce went to force Liu Biao to come to ask for help, he really encountered such a problem. Yuan Shu had learned from the past, and it is estimated that Liu Biao would not go to Wang Zheng even if he was beaten to death.
Relying on his extraordinary physique, during this period of time because he was in the war, he had not personally commanded. Wang Zheng basically slept very late due to concern, or simply stayed awake. Unfortunately, now that the victory was decided, he just wanted to catch up on his sleep.
As a result, I was woken up by Mi Fang. To be honest, I was a little unhappy.
So what on earth could make him so angry and hate Wang Zheng so much?
Thinking of this, he couldn't help but ask with gentle words: "This time you have traveled across mountains and rivers to help our soldiers and people in Yangzhou clear out the bandits. It is indeed a noble act, and I am deeply grateful to you."
"Even if Liu Biao is informed of this matter in advance and takes precautions, my lord's chance of winning will still be greater!"
Wang Zheng did not comment, but thought to himself: "Then how did Liu Biao know about this?"
Judging from the reaction of Liu Biao described in the secret report, nine times out of ten, he was convinced of the matter, so the person who conveyed the news must be an insider!
Knowing Wang Zheng's strategic goals and possibly even partial plans for military operations, he was able to provide sufficient reasons for Liu Biao to believe him. Only then did he become furious, which was a rare display of gaffes.
The Jingzhou envoys have been in Shouchun for a long time. If they are serious, they might be able to deduce these things.
If it wasn't the envoys, then Wang Zheng could only think of the civil and military officials in Shouchun, or the local nobles.
Thinking of this, Senhan's murderous intent flashed in Wang Zheng's eyes!