It was also early spring, and it was still extremely cold in Jixian County, Youzhou, Liu Ming. However, in the south of the Yangtze River, the willows were already green and the flowers were red, and the spring light was brilliant. But this spring light was not suitable for Sun Jian and his group who had obtained the jade seal and hurriedly fled to their hometown of Changsha.
Waiting, but there is no attraction at all. Sun Jian and others have no intention of watching the infinite spring scenery along the way.
However, nine out of ten people are unhappy in life. And this sentence should be attributed to Sun Jian, who is afraid of what will happen. Sun Jian had just led his army around a mountain ridge. There was a group of people in front of him, waiting there.
Sun Jian cursed secretly and stopped his formation. He rode forward, ready to take a closer look at the troops in front of him. But Sun Jian was lucky not to look at them. At first glance, he was full of food.
of anger.
What happened? It turned out that the army blocking the road in front of them was not someone else's troops, but under the banner of Liu, the governor of Jingzhou. The general leading the army was also an acquaintance of Sun Jian - Kuai Yue.
If it had been someone else, Sun Jian really wouldn't have been so angry. Isn't Liu Biao, the governor of Jingzhou, Liu Biao? I think back then, if he hadn't killed Wang Rui, the original governor of Jingzhou, and then recommended Liu Biao as the governor of Jingzhou, what would Liu Biao have done?
today?
However, Sun Jian also muttered to himself: He thought that the reason why he recommended Liu Biao was because Liu Biao was a weak scholar, but he was very knowledgeable and could not achieve anything big, so he recommended him in order to give Liu Biao a good name.
It will be convenient for me to do things in the future. Why haven't we seen each other these days? Liu Biao has become like this? Where did he get all these people?
Sun Jian couldn't figure it out, it was because Sun Jian hadn't realized the effect of celebrities at this time.
Liu Biao, courtesy name Jingsheng, was born in Gaoping, Shanyang, and was a descendant of King Lu Gong (son of Emperor Jing, named Yu). He was more than eight feet long, with a gentle and majestic appearance. When he was young, he was already famous all over the world. And because of his
Liu Biao studied the classics, and some people praised him and called him the four contemporary masters together with Ma Rong, Zheng Xuan, and Xun Shuang. Moreover, Liu Biao was also together with Zhang Yin, Xue Yu, Wang Fang, Xuan Jing, and Gong Chu from the same county.
Xu Gong, Liu Zhi, Tian Lin and others made friends, and they were called Ba Jun, or Ba Gu. At the same time, Liu Biao also made friends with Chen Xiang of Runan, whose courtesy name was Zhonglin; Fan Pang of Runan, whose courtesy name was Meng Bo; Lu Guo;
Kong Yu, whose courtesy name was Shiyuan; Bohai Yuankang, whose courtesy name was Zhongzhen; Shanyang Tanfu, whose courtesy name was Wenyou; Shanyang Zhangjian, whose courtesy name was Jie; Nanyang Cenhao, whose courtesy name was Gongxiao, and others became eight friends. It can be said that there are many friends and many party members.
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Moreover, Liu Biao was appointed as a lieutenant by General He Jin and served as the Lieutenant Commander of the Northern Army. Therefore, after Sun Jian, the governor of Changsha, killed Wang Rui, the governor of Jingzhou, and elected Liu Biao to temporarily replace Wang Rui as the governor, Liu Biao took advantage of Shandong Bingfeng.
Since then, the princes from all over the Guandong region have gone to attack Dong Zhuo. In the name of the prosperity of the Jiangnan clan, they have united the powerful clans, recruited troops, bought horses, gathered grass and stocked up food.
At that time, not only were the Jiangnan clan thieves very popular, but Yuan Shu also used Sun Jian to kill the Nanyang governor, stationed troops in Luyang, and took over the post of Nanyang governor, and all the Nanyang people. In addition, the Wu people Su Dai, under Sun Jian
After leaving, he also led himself as the governor of Changsha. At the same time, Bei Yu also appointed himself the chief of Huarong, and each blocked his troops and caused chaos.
At that time, Liu Biao saw this situation and relied on many friends to enter Yicheng alone. He conspired with Kuai Liang and Kuai Yue from Yanzhong Lu County, Cai Mao from Xiangyang and others. Liu Biao first asked Kuai Liang: "Where is this place?"
The sect's thieves are very strong, but the people don't follow them, so Yuan Jiujiao creates chaos. Now the disaster has come! I hope to recruit troops here, but I'm afraid they won't be able to gather. What's the countermeasure?"
Kuai Liang replied: "The reason why the people do not adhere to it is due to the lack of benevolence. The reason why the people adhere to it and cannot establish governance is due to the lack of righteousness. If the way of benevolence and righteousness can be practiced, then the people will come and go, just like the water flowing downwards.
, why should the envoy worry about the arrival of the enemy and ask for strategies for raising troops?"
Liu Biao then asked Kuai Yue.
Kuai Yue replied: "Those who manage peace put benevolence and righteousness first, and those who control chaos put power and strategy first. It's not about having too many soldiers, it's about being able to get them. Yuan Gongliu was a brave and unstoppable man. In the Su Dynasty, Bei Yu was a brave warrior.
, there is nothing to worry about. The sect leader is greedy and violent, which worries his subordinates. I have some people under me who are usually very resourceful and well-educated. If I send them to show my benefit, the sect leader will definitely come with the crowd.
The king will punish those who are unruly, and then he will care for them and make use of them. In this way, the people of a state will have a happy heart, and when they hear of the emperor's great virtue, they will help the old and the weak. Then the soldiers will gather and follow the envoy.
You can also occupy Jiangling in the south and Xiangyang in the north. The eight counties of Jingzhou can be sent to you. Even if Yuan Gongdao and others arrive, there is nothing they can do."
Liu Biao sighed: "The words of Zirou (characterized by Kuai Liang) can be described as the theory of Yong Ji. The plan of Yidu (characterized by Kuai Yue) can be described as the plan of Jiu Fei." Then he asked Kuai Yue to send people to lure the clan traitors.
Not to mention, Kuai Yue's plan was quite effective. Of these sect thieves, fifty-five of them were all killed by Liu Biao. Liu Biao then attacked them all, or gave them to the tribe immediately. Only the Jiangxia thief Zhang
Hu, Chen Sheng supported the troops to defend Xiangyang, Liu Biao sent Kuai Yue and Pang Ji to ride alone to persuade them to surrender, so the south of the Yangtze River was peaceful. And because of Liu Biao's kindness and power, he was well lured, thousands of miles were cleared, and the people were happy to submit.
In addition, Liu Biao founded scriptures and established schools, loved the people and raised scholars. From then on, Liu Biao organized troops in Xiangyang, with a territory of thousands of miles, and more than 100,000 soldiers. He dominated the Jingjiang River in order to observe the changes of the times and calmly protect himself.
This time Liu Biao sent troops to intercept Sun Jian because he received a letter from Yuan Shaode. This Liu Biao was not entirely trying to please Yuan Shao, because Liu Biao himself was a clan member of the Han Dynasty. How could Liu Biao tolerate this jade seal wandering outside?
Although Sun Jian didn't understand the mystery at this time, and he didn't know how many troops Liu Biao had gathered after he left. But it is true that Liu Biao dared to send troops to intercept him. However, for the sake of the jade seal,
Regarding his own development in the future, Sun Jian asked Kuai Yue patiently: "Kuai Yidu, do you still remember your old friend? Why are you blocking a certain family's way now?"
Kuai Yue replied: "I haven't seen Sun Wentai for many days, but he is still as majestic as ever. It is gratifying and congratulatory. But as a Han official, how can you secretly hide the national treasure? If you hand over the national treasure today, you and I will still be old acquaintances.
I will let you go. Otherwise, as a Han official, I cannot recognize you, a rebellious and rebellious official!"
When Sun Jian heard this, he became angry and ordered Huang Gai to fight.
Cai Mao also rushed out from the side to meet Huang Gai.
Although this Cai Mao also had some skills and was not weak in martial arts, compared with Huang Gai, he was still a little behind. After five or six rounds, Huang Gai smashed the heart-protecting mirror with a whip. Then
Cai Mao turned his horse and ran away. Sun Jian also took advantage of the situation and sent his troops to fight out of the boundary.
But as soon as Sun Jian rushed out, the golden drums sounded behind the mountain, and Liu Biao personally led the army.
Sun Jian frowned when he looked at Liu Biao's troops and horses, and thought to himself: Why does Liu Biao still have so many troops? If you add in the troops and horses that Kuai Yue led just now, Liu Biao would have almost thirty or forty thousand troops.
.More than his own troops. How did Liu Biao develop so fast?
Although Sun Jian is arrogant, how can he not bow his head under a low eaves? After Sun Jian successively killed Wang Rui, the governor of Jingzhou, and Zhang Zi, the governor of Nanyang, he was afraid that he would not be able to stand among the heroes of the world. He was once semi-attached to Yuan Shu's men. Now that the situation is stronger than others, Sun Jian can only bow his head to Liu Biao again and plead: "Jing Sheng, you and I are old friends, and I recommend you to be the governor of Jingzhou. How can you believe the words of outsiders and force you to do so?" Old friend?"
Sun Jian just ignored this matter. When Sun Jian mentioned it, Liu Biao became even more angry. Liu Biao cursed in his heart: Sun Jian, you ignorant fanatic. Now that I am the governor of Jingzhou, do you really think that Is it your fault? If I hadn't been famous enough, had many friends, and all the troubles you had caused, I would have been killed long ago if I had used your banner.
Although Liu Biao was angry in his heart, Liu Biao was a celebrity today after all, and now he was in front of the two armies in front of the public. Of course, Liu Biao had to pay attention to his image and not care about Sun Jian. Liu Biao smiled and put a hat on Sun Jian and said: "You Hiding the jade seal passed down to the country, you are going to rebel! How can I join in the evil with you?"
Sun Jian's biggest headache was this matter. When Liu Biao mentioned it, he hurriedly swore to Liu Biao: "Jing Sheng, don't believe what others say. If I have this thing, I will die by a sword and arrow!"
Liu Biao smiled slightly and said: "How can you believe the words of ghosts and gods? If you want me to believe it, leave your army luggage for me to search."
The Imperial Seal was in Sun Jian's hand. How could Sun Jian agree to Liu Biao's proposal? Sun Jian became anxious at that moment, pointed at Liu Biao and cursed: "You ungrateful fellow. What can you do? How dare you look down upon and tease like this?" To me?" After saying this, Sun Jian commanded his troops to kill Liu Biao.
When Liu Biao saw Sun Jian's troops coming, he did not fight them, and ran away with his troops.
When Sun Jian saw it, he laughed loudly. He said to the people around him: "Liu Biao is really a useless scholar. He can only talk but cannot go to the battlefield. As soon as I made a real move, he was scared away. Wait, hurry up." Follow me in pursuit. I will definitely capture this guy alive today to repay you for the humiliation you suffered today!"
When the generals on both sides received the order, they all fought bravely and fought hard to catch up with Liu Biao.
But as soon as they passed the foot of the mountain, ambushes arose from two mountains behind. Cai Mao and Kuai Yue came out from behind Sun Jian, combined with Liu Biao's army, and trapped Sun Jian.
When Sun Jian looked at Liu Biao's army again, his head was pounding. All he saw was darkness all around. How could he know how many soldiers and horses there were? However, what is certain is that the soldiers and horses in front of him were definitely better than what he had originally It is estimated that Liu Biao may have 30,000 to 40,000 troops, much more.
At this point, there is nothing left to talk about. We can only kill both sides.
Strictly speaking, the quality and combat effectiveness of Sun Jian's troops and horses are much higher than Liu Biao's troops. However, Sun Jian's troops did not have much food. Even when Sun Jian attacked Dong Zhuo, he had to rely on Yuan Shu provided supplies. Afterwards, when Sun Jian got the jade seal and fled, he only grabbed a small amount of military rations and ran away. Along the way, he relied on harvesting grain and grass from the counties along the way to make a living, hungry and full. The morale and combat effectiveness of Sun Jian's army have inevitably dropped a bit. Secondly, Liu Biao's soldiers and horses are now surrounding Sun Jian's soldiers and horses. How can this ordinary soldier know much? Of course, the morale of the army will be turbulent. In the end, Liu Biao's army and horses were much more numerous than Sun Jian's. As the saying goes, if quality is not good, quantity wins. If there are too many ants, they can kill an elephant.
Poor Sun Jian, the fierce and brave Jiangdong Tiger, was so depressed that he was surrounded and beaten by Liu Biao's men. In the end, thanks to the desperate fight of the three generals Cheng Pu, Huang Gai, and Han Dang, and Sun Jian himself being extremely brave, he lost most of his troops.
After the horse, he fought his way out and escaped. However, he definitely couldn't go back to Changsha. Cheng Pu suggested to Sun Jian: "My lord, the thieves are rampant in Jiangdong now and there are few officers and soldiers. It is also the hometown of the general. Why not general?
Lead troops to Jiangdong for development?"
Sun Jian happily obeyed the order. He took the few remaining troops under his command and fled to the east of the Yangtze River.
While Sun Jian was seeking development in Jiangdong, Lu Bu also led Liu Ming's soldiers and horses from Youzhou and set out for more than fifty miles to set up camp and rest.
After setting up camp, Lu Bu didn't care about anything else, but immediately sent someone to invite the quartermaster of the army to come and have a drink.
Why? For no other reason than because this Lu Bu is from a master's background and knows that if he wants to get some benefits in the army, and he doesn't let anyone else know about it, then this quartermaster is not one of his own. That is absolutely not possible.
Not long after, the quartermaster accompanying the army came. Lu Bu said with a smile: "Come on, come on. Hurry up and take a seat. Today is a casual banquet, there is no need to be formal. And this is the first time that Marquis Wen is leading this army. I will need you again in the future.
I will help you wholeheartedly. Today, you must stay with me until I get drunk."
The quartermaster quickly confessed and took his seat. After Lu Bu had a drink with the quartermaster, he casually asked: "What do you call me, brother? Where are you from?"
The quartermaster was stunned. Why did General Lu ask himself this? In the military roster, his name and place of birth were not all recorded. However, since Lu Bu asked, he had no choice but to respectfully say: "The surname of the humble position"
I am obsessed with money and fame, but I am not obsessed with words. I am a native of Xuzhou."
"Okay. Xuzhou is a great place. Come and have a drink with Xuzhou." Lu Bu had another drink with Qian Mi. Then he asked, "What was your position before you joined the army?"
"The humble position was originally the shopkeeper of the North and South Warehouse under Mi Gongcao. It was only because Mr. Guo was ordered by the Taiwei to expand the army in Youzhou and the army was temporarily short of people to manage the accounts that Mr. Guo asked him to come over.
He was in charge of accounts in the army and was later considered to be the quartermaster of this army." Qian Mi still answered respectfully.
"Oh! That's it. Come and have another drink," Lu Bu said again.
In this way, while Lu Bu chatted with Qian Fan, he drank one glass after another. After a while, Lu Bu persuaded Qian Fan to get drunk.
Now when this money fan looks at Lu Bu, he feels that General Lu Bu is really a good person, and Lu Bu is willing to make friends with this money fan, which makes this money fan feel that Lu Bu is in love with him and is talking opportunistically. He can't help but put himself down.
A secret was revealed to Lu Bu.
Lu Bu was shocked when he heard this, and then he was overjoyed.