Speaking of which, although Zhu Kui did not enter Luoyang City, he took a detour through Hongnong, pursued Lu Bu, and fought with him. In addition, when he returned, he brought more than a dozen wealthy businessmen who had been rescued from Luoyang and escorted him.
, the journey is naturally much slower. Compared with Sun Jian, it will take at least twice as long, but it is better to go slower, as the march is steady and safer.
When passing through the Nanyang area, it was quite different from when I went there. The gates of every county town were often closed, and the county soldiers held weapons and watched them tremblingly as they passed by, fearing that they would be turned around and attacked, so they could be used against Zhu Kui's soldiers and horses.
To describe the enemy.
Seeing this, Zhu Kui naturally felt something in his heart. It seemed that he was much slower than the princes in returning to the army, and the intentions of the princes were clearly revealed. It was obvious on the surface, and their disobedience was completely exposed.
In front of the world.
Nowadays, county magistrates from various places have also begun to choose their sides one after another, and the regions are divided into clear lines.
The land preparation of Nanyang County and Yuzhou in the north of Jingzhou is Yuan Shu's territory. However, since Yuan Shu has just returned from Luoyang, not long ago, he has not had time to re-defense all his territories. This allows both Zhu Kui and Sun Jian to go smoothly.
Passing through the land of Nanyang.
Unlike Sun Jian's return to Changsha County, the former went through Jishui via Xiangyang, while Zhu Kui went through Xinye and took the Han River in Jingling to Jiangxia.
They also chose a river to set up camp, but Zhu Kui always liked to hide his whereabouts when he was marching, so Liu Biao couldn't get any news from him for a while.
Looking at the rolling waves of the Han River, Zhu Kui's thoughts kept flowing: "The next step is to go to Jiangdong. This time, everyone in the world must be shocked and look at me, Mr. Zhu."
Lu Bu defeated the world's Bingzhou cavalry with infantry and crossbows. Although to a certain extent, Lu Bu misjudged Zhu Kui's crossbows. The sudden rain of arrows was too fast and too urgent. The bigger reason was that Zhu Kui was attacking.
If Lu Bu had known about it and fought again, Zhu Kui would never have won so easily.
"This battle is enough to pass Lu Bu and attract the attention of the world."
But this is not enough. Historically, Sun Ce was able to be called the Little Overlord and became famous all over the world, even better than his father. This is all because he swept through the six counties of Jiangdong in a short period of time. Only then could he truly become the foundation and become the leader of the world.
Only a chess player can make people all over the world look at him with suspicion and fear him. Now, Zhu Kui is trying to get his share of Sun Ce's luck and move to Jiangdong before his opponent.
Late at night, the river breeze blew slowly. Zhu Kui felt a little cold, put his thoughts back, and returned to his tent.
In the tent, Zhu Kui got some wine, put on a fur coat, and had a sip. Suddenly he remembered something, and asked Xi Zhicai to call him over.
At the meeting, the soldiers led Xi Zhicai in and then retreated. Then Zhu Kui asked directly: "Zhicai, when we arrived in Jiangxia, Gongtai once suggested taking Jiangdong first and then Jingzhou, step by step.
.However, I still have an idea in my mind. I want to seize Jingzhou with heavy troops, and a cavalry team will be led by Acheng to go to Jiangdong. I have been planning the land of Jiangdong for many years, and I expect it will be easy to get it!"
"Lord, you must not do this!" Xi Zhicai, who was sitting on the right, immediately stood up when he heard Zhu Kui's question.
The remonstrance was hurried, he was panting, and his face was a little red.
""Cough cough cough!"
"Zhu Kui saw this and quickly poured a glass of water and served it himself: "Zhicai, take your time, don't rush, don't rush! Are you feeling well?"
After drinking some water, Xi Zhicai's breath calmed down a lot. This was an old problem of his. He thanked him and said, "My lord, your ambition and talent are fine. You are flattering me."
After compiling his thoughts, Xi Zhi continued: "My lord, as the old saying goes, those who achieve great things must work step by step and focus on the foundation. Otherwise, if the territory suddenly expands, it will only be a matter of external strength and internal strength. Although there is no need to worry about the land of Jiangdong,
But the Shanyue clan has always been at odds with me, the Han people, so how could we ignore it at that time?”….
"Moreover..."
"..."
Xi Zhicai gave full play to his basic skills as a scribe, nagging, quoting scriptures from various sources, and his persuasion was similar to what Chen Gong said. In fact, Zhu Kui himself understood these, but he always felt that his own ideas should be better.
This thought together made Zhu Kui slightly frightened. Could it be that he had a willful tendency deep in his heart? This was not a good sign!
Just as Zhu Kui was thinking about how to control his willful tendencies, Gan Ning rushed in from outside the tent in a furious manner.
"Brother, it's not good!"
Zhu Kui looked up and said, "Mr. Xi and I are here, what's wrong?" He shook off his thoughts and asked Gan Ningqu.
However, when Xi Zhicai saw Gan Ning's eager look, he had a bad premonition in his heart, and immediately asked before Zhu Kui: "But what happened in Jiangxia?"
Gan Ning nodded solemnly: "Mr. Magical Fortune!" Then he turned around and shouted behind him: "Come in quickly."
In response, a soldier wearing paper armor but covered in blood stepped in. Seeing Zhu Kui, he performed a military salute, half-kneeled and said with a somewhat anxious voice: "General Wucheng's hundred-man commander
Wang Zhi, I have met my lord and Mr. Xi."
"Say!" Xi Zhicai's words reminded Zhu Kui, who looked gloomy at this moment.
Then, the centurion leader named Wang Zhi reported on the recent war in Jiangxia.
"Liu Biao came to invade Jiangxia with 100,000 Jingxiang infantry and cavalry. The two sides have fought for several rounds. The enemy troops were numerous and blocked the four gates of Jiangxia, making it impossible for carriages and horses to pass through. Although General Wang Cheng showed great prowess in the first battle, he defeated Liu Biao bravely.
However, the morale of the six generals was at a stalemate during various siege battles by the other side. The general was afraid that if he continued to defend like this, he would suffer from long nights and sleepless nights, so he ordered a dozen knights to break out in batches so that we can find the lord and report the message.
"
"What? Liu Biao, how brave!" After hearing this, Zhu Kui stood up angrily: "Where is Dahu? Where is Dahu? Why didn't he come to report such an important matter? How did he become a spy?"
Immediately people were sent to look for Dahu. Not long after, Dahu, dressed in a military attache's robe, ran in with a startled look. Before Zhu Kui could hold him accountable, he shouted: "My lord, something big has happened!"
"
The iron-clad man, his trembling voice, and the shock on his face are definitely higher than the worries of his generals, making people even more suspicious. They want to know, where does the so-called big thing come from?
When Zhu Kui saw him like this, he naturally didn't question him first, nor did he ask about Jiang Xia's affairs. He just said, "Tell me!"
Dahu cupped his hands and said: "My subordinates have received news. More than half a month ago, Liu Biao ambushed Sun Jian at Xiangjiang River and Sanjin Crossing. The two armies fought in a melee on the water. Liu Biao planned to win. In the end, Sun Jian was killed by Liu Biao's general Huang Zu.
He was hit by an arrow and died immediately."
"Ah? What." This was already the second time Zhu Kui had heard something today. He was shocked for the second time. History seemed to have changed and was repeating itself.
Zhu Kui wanted to seize Jiangdong, but his biggest imaginary enemies were actually Sun Jian and his son.
According to official history, Sun Jian was indeed killed at the hands of Huang Zu, but soon his son Sun Ce used the imperial seal to deceive three thousand troops from Yuan Shu, and quickly swept across Jiangdong.
It can be said that the Sun family father and son did not plan in advance, and just waited for Zhou Yu to come up with advice for Sun Ce. In such a short period of time, they would never have achieved such great results. Three thousand people attacked six counties and eighty-one states. In the eyes of others,
It seems like a fantasy, but if a person like Sun Jian, who was born in Jiangdong, had many plans in advance, then Zhou Yu's resourcefulness and Sun Ce's bravery could be combined into one, and this would be the real truth.
For a moment, Zhu Kui calmed down, closed his eyes, placed one hand on the Xuanyuan Sword at his waist, and then slowly sat down, ignoring the looks of his men...
My mind began to mobilize memories about various scenes in a historical event, and looked them up one by one.
Zhu Kui suddenly sat down and said nothing. Xi Zhi finally wanted to say something, but he couldn't say much. After all, it was not the first time that he had seen his lord thinking about problems like this. But looking at Zhu Kui's expression
, a thought came to Xi Zhicai's mind: "When a crisis is approaching, it will not lose its luster. Everything depends on one heart! The image of the master is getting stronger and stronger."
"I have always been in poor health. For the sake of my lord's great cause, should I invite my talented friend to come..."
After a while, he said, "What an eight-horse Liu Biao. Dong Zhuo gave you a little chance. Unexpectedly, you just grabbed it. You turned into a dragon and ascended to the sky. You rode into Jingxiang alone on your horse. You shocked the whole country by yourself. As soon as you raised your hand, you seized the chance."
He captured the hearts of all the aristocratic families in Jiangling, Xiangyang and other large counties and places, and took advantage of the situation to seize the troops and horses of the ninth level of Jingzhou."
"Fortunately, you are talented but short of ambition. You are destined to be no match for me!"
Zhu Kui chuckled, slowly stood up with his sword in hand, his domineering eyes swept across the crowd in the tent, making everyone in the audience tense.
"Send the order!"
"The army and horses will rest as usual tonight. I expect A Chengbing will not let me down. Liu Biao is not his opponent yet, but he can keep Jiangxia safe before I go back."
"The march was originally scheduled to take five days, but we must rush back to Jiangxia within three days."
"Mr. Zhicai, please stay with Zhou Cangbu to escort the grain and grass merchants heading south from Luoyang."
"Gan Ning, your troops are also here to stay and listen to Mr. Zhicai's orders."
Zhu Kui thought about it and kept Gan Ning. Over the years, he had become more cautious in using troops. Liu Biao was able to ambush Sun Jian, the master of military tactics. Who knows whether he would suddenly show up with troops and horses, and the trick Zhicai would be like?
It would be bad if you cut it off.
"The rest will return to Jiangxia as soon as possible."
"As you command!"
After Zhu Kui made some arrangements, he sent someone to notify Huang Zhong. Zhou Cang came and informed him of the matter at the same time.
On the second day, Zhu Kui's army separated from them, and most of them quickly crossed the river and rushed back to Jiangxia.