Liu Zhang pressed his hand on the people outside, and the people's shouts gradually stopped, and they all stared at Li Yan, with angry expressions on their faces.
Li Yan continued.
"Uncle Liu understands the sentiments of the people and believes that all the illegal gains from the clan should be returned to the people. Therefore, after the clan was punished, the emperor decided to allocate a large amount of confiscated property for disaster relief. Uncle Liu will distribute the clan's land to the people who have no land or little land and are willing to keep it.
Jiangxia refugees in Xiangyang and refugees originally from Xiangyang can obtain land..."
At this time, both the refugees and the people of Xiangyang burst into loud cheers. Distributing benefits to the people was superior to redressing the grievances of the people and punishing the bullies.
For homeless refugees, nothing makes them more grateful than giving them the land they need to live on.
All the people watching now support Liu Zhang from the bottom of their hearts. Coupled with the rumors that the Red Emperor was reincarnated and destined to be crowned king, Liu Zhang's status in their hearts has been higher than anything else. Liu Zhang, sitting upright on the high platform, is like a Tathagata Buddha, with golden light overflowing.
"Long live Uncle Liu Huang, long live Uncle Liu Huang."
"Uncle Liu Huang is a truly good official."
"Long live Uncle Liu Huang."
Listening to the loud shouts of joy from the people, Liu Zhang suddenly frowned and looked at Huang Yueying: "Yueying, I have never planned to divide the land."
Huang Yueying smiled and said: "Master, listen first."
"But." Li Yan said loudly: "In order to prevent the recurrence of the situation where the noble families wantonly occupy poor farmland properties, all land cannot be bought and sold. If you want to obtain the right to buy and sell, you must purchase it from the government at the price specified in the land order, and subsequent sales must also be done.
Follow the land order.”
Huang Yueying said to Liu Zhang: "My lord's land order is to rent land to farmers who have no land. However, I think that except for the right to buy and sell, there is no difference between it and land donation. Rent tax or tax. The latter sounds better, and renting land is not the same as sharing land."
Tian Di, which one do you think has stronger appeal, my lord?"
Liu Zhang was speechless in reply.
"Since the effect is the same, why not say something nice." Huang Yueying smiled.
Liu Zhang looked at the excited and excited people, and did not have any dissatisfaction with the loss of buying and selling rights. After all, this was to "prevent the recurrence of the situation where aristocratic families wantonly occupy poor farmland properties."
"The crimes committed by the family are too numerous to be recorded, and the people's resentment is boiling. Uncle Liu defended the people's grievances and ordered them all to be killed. The executioners and supervisors ordered the executions."
"Woo~~" On both sides of the stone steps, two rows of trumpeters raised their horns, and the melodious and cold trumpets sounded, penetrating the wilderness. The shouts of the onlookers were mixed in, and countless descendants of the family changed their colors at the sound of the trumpets.
The final moment has finally arrived.
The soldiers dragged rows of sons of noble families in front of the swordsman. The swordsman raised and lowered his sword, and heads rolled onto the grass. In an instant, hundreds of heads rolled on the grass. A scene in Wuling, Hanzhong, Jiangzhou.
If it happens again, even though many people are mentally prepared, they still hate the clan deeply.
But at this moment, when the sun shines on those stained blood, those heads and faces that are still alive, they can't help but look sideways, with a solemn expression. Qu Lingchen, dressed in white and holding a sword, stands in the crowd, looking at the heads of the disciples of the world.
When I landed, my heart was a little clenched, but I could no longer feel the hatred for this kind of killing.
Qu Lingchen left the crowd silently.
"Ah..." Just as the axe-man chopped off the head, Xu Zhaoxue let out a light cry, and Xiao Furong turned to look at her, "What's wrong?"
"No, it's nothing. I ate too much at lunch, so I need to take a break."
"Oh." Xiao Furong responded, turned to look at Liu Zhang in the main seat, and frowned slightly. Liu Zhang had his eyes closed, his face was calm, his hands were on the armrests, and his fingers were bent at a stiff angle.
Xiao Furong walked over and stood next to Liu Zhang, placing her slender palms gently on Liu Zhang's shoulders. Liu Zhang opened his eyes and glanced at Xiao Furong, and Xiao Furong smiled.
Huang Yueying glanced sideways at the two of them and smiled. She suddenly remembered what her master said to her in Wollongong. Liu Zhang had a hidden illness and was afraid that he would not grow old for a long time. Now it seems that it should be true. Liu Zhang killed him.
Logically speaking, so many people should be used to it, and yet they are still reacting to killing people, so they should be suffering from illness.
"This is a difficult problem." Huang Yueying thought, she planned to sell thirty-three years to Liu Zhang. If Liu Zhang could only keep it for five years, it would be impossible to complete unification anyway.
Even if by luck and blessings from the gods, the reunification is miraculously completed within five years, the foundation is not stable. With the Sichuan army's current killings relying entirely on Liu Zhang's personal prestige, Liu Zhang's death will inevitably lead to disintegration.
Then how to realize the master's wish?
"It seems that the top priority is not internal affairs, but we should find a way to cure the master's disease. But even the master can't do anything, what can I do?" Huang Yueying was a little distressed.
Every time the supervisor signaled to the flag soldiers and the flag soldiers raised their red flags, a group of children from the noble families were taken to the execution ground. The remaining children from the noble families began to huddle together. The bloody scene left them with no intention of resisting.
The splashing blood flashed in front of his eyes, but he was just afraid, boundless fear arose in his heart, and his empty and frightened mind made his whole body tremble with the flow of cold blood.
"Lord." Huang Yueying suddenly turned her head and shouted to Liu Zhang.
"What's the matter?" Liu Zhang said slowly with his eyes closed.
"My subordinate has a suggestion. My lord, please listen to it and see if it is feasible."
"Say it."
"I admire my lord's actions in Wuling very much. Jiangzhou, Hanzhong, and Xiangyang suppressed the noble families three times. Such things will happen again in the future. I think everyone can follow Wuling's approach and only punish men and old women.
All women stay.”
Liu Zhang frowned slightly and did not answer. He was in Wuling originally out of the need to appease the expeditionary force, so he stayed with the woman. I don't know why Huang Yueying said that.
Huang Yueying looked at the bloody scene outside, watching from a distance. Some of the familiar faces could be recognized from a distance, and then all the information about that person immediately came to mind, extremely clear.
Those faces seemed to be staring in their own direction.
Huang Yueying looked away from those faces and slowly explained: "My lord, you should know that in troubled times, population should be the most important thing. Now that the people are being killed, the people's livelihood is in ruins. Ten houses are empty. We must find ways to increase the population.
The number of women of childbearing age is a guarantee of increasing the population.
Whether these women from aristocratic families are distributed to sergeants or kept among the people, they can bring a large number of new people. I suggest that the lord reward these women to meritorious sergeants in the future, but they are not allowed to accompany the army. In this case, there are two benefits:
The first is to stabilize military morale and boost morale.
The second is to leave these women behind to raise their children, and the government will provide subsidies. Not only can the population increase, but my lord, think about the descendants of these soldiers, who will they be loyal to?"
Liu Zhang was silent. What Huang Yueying said did make sense. In the era of polygamy, the number of men was only the current national strength, and only women would determine the future population. As long as there were women, even if the men were only one-tenth of women, it would not matter.
It cannot stop the population growth of the next generation.
The most important thing is that these "second generation soldiers", their fathers are loyal and meritorious Sichuan Army soldiers, and they are raised by government subsidies, they will be a group of people who will be die-hardly loyal to them in the future.
There is no harm in doing so.
"Why didn't you tell me when you were in the lobby?" Liu Zhang said in a deep voice.
Huang Yueying smiled softly: "What would have been the consequences if I had begged the lord at that time?"
Liu Zhang frowned. If Huang Yueying had asked Liu Zhang for mercy on behalf of a woman when all the generals were looking at Huang Yueying in the hall, Huang Yueying would not have been able to establish her prestige. After all, she was a new military advisor and a woman. She would beg for mercy as soon as she came up. Those generals would not
If you understand the meaning of population and lack of population, you will feel that Huang Yueying is cowardly.
The most important thing is that killing the entire clan was a policy set by Liu Zhang. If Huang Yueying opposed it from the beginning, she would be exchanging her lord's authority for her own authority, which was unwise.
Liu Zhang nodded. The smell of blood was floating in the air, and he felt a little tight in his chest. Liu Zhang uttered one word stiffly: "Okay."
"My lord, after cleaning up the rebellion this time, Zhang Yun, Huang Zu and others, my lord, must have made arrangements."
Liu Zhang nodded.
"Then we should consider the governance of Jingzhou next. I say, lord, just listen. The first thing is the issue of talents..."
Huang Yueying whispered in his ear softly and clearly, but Liu Zhang gradually felt that something was wrong. Huang Yueying should not be such a talkative person, and these issues can be discussed later, there is no need to rush.
Liu Zhang thought for a while and only saw a subtle movement by Huang Yueying. Every time Huang Yueying said a few words to Liu Zhang, he couldn't help but look at the execution ground. Heads fell to the ground one by one, and then almost instantly, Huang Yueying turned his head again.
, told Liu Zhang with a smile on his face.
Liu Zhang finally understood the reason why Huang Yueying was talking so much at this time. He hated this kind of killing, so why didn't Huang Yueying hate it? And he had seen it many times. This was the first time that Huang Yueying had participated in the killing in person, as a military advisor of the Sichuan Army.
And the most important thing is that those whose heads are being chopped off with axes are many of Huang Yueying's acquaintances, even friends and relatives.
Huang Yueying was a passionate woman who followed Zhuge Liang and Pang Tong to wander among the scholars in Jingzhou and made many friends. The Huang clan was a large local clan and had complicated marriage relationships with other clans, and relatives were spread throughout other clans.
In the past, we recited poems and composed poems together, talked about the world together, cooked tea and wine together, and played together. But now, we have to watch these people being executed with our own eyes, or they were executed by the Sichuan camp where they surrendered.
This kind of pain is not something ordinary people can bear.
Liu Zhang looked at Huang Yueying's smile, but he knew that behind the smile, in every glance that secretly looked at the execution ground, there was tearing pain.
"By the way, my lord, Jiangxia Huangzu, how do you plan to deal with it?"
Liu Zhang took a deep breath to calm down the tightness in his chest, sat upright, and replied: "Pang Tong told me at the beginning that Huang Zu had an impatient personality and loved his son Huang She very much. Jiangxia was not easy to get, but where Huang She was stationed
Shiyang is easy to get.
Our army has occupied Jingling and Hanyang. These two cities are not only related to Zhang Yun's lifeline, but also the cornerstone of the attack on Shiyang. As long as we besiege Shiyang, Huang Zu, who is furious and loves his son, will definitely come to help. We can take advantage of this opportunity.
Capture the city."
Huang Zu's irritability was known all over the world.
When Cao Cao acquired Mi Heng, he was almost angered to death by the cunning, arrogant and poisonous Mi Heng. However, Mi Heng was so well-known among the scholars that Cao Cao, a murderer like Cao Cao, did not dare to kill him, so he gave Mi Heng to the arty Liu Biao.
, Liu Biao, as one of the Eight Heroes, of course had to accept Mi Heng, the scholar leader.
However, Liu Biao had such a good temper that he could not resist Mi Heng's rude remarks, which angered Liu Biao, an "honest man". Even though Mi Heng was attached to Jingzhou and could bring Liu Biao a lot of false reputation, Liu Biao still decided to kill Mi Heng with a borrowed knife and get rid of Mi Heng.
Liu Biao valued Huang Zu, who had always had a bad temper. Huang Zu was in a state of semi-reliance in Jiangxia. Liu Biao had always been dissatisfied with Huang Zu. As expected, Mi Heng also made rude remarks in Jiangxia and annoyed Huang Zu many times. Huang Zu wanted to kill him every time.
It was his son Huang She who stopped him. Huang Zu loved his son, and because Huang She protected him time and time again, Mi Heng was able to survive for a while.
Huang She was Mi Heng's only friend. It was at Huang She's house that Mi Heng wrote the famous work "Ode to a Parrot". However, once Huang She failed to return from hunting, Mi Heng angered Huang Zu again. This time, there was no one to protect him.
Later, Huang Zu took advantage of his son's absence and finally killed Mi Heng.
As the leader of the Huang clan in Jiangxia, Huang Zu should have respected and loved the scholars, especially the benchmark scholars like Mi Heng, and he should have been even more respectful. However, he didn't care about the situation and killed people who even Cao Cao would not dare to kill.
, which shows how grumpy Huang Zu is.
"Good strategy." Huang Yueying said with a smile: "However, if the Sichuan army takes advantage of the opportunity to seize the city, the navy stationed at Xiakou Port will inevitably flee into the river. Judging from the current situation, it is very likely to surrender to Jiangdong. In that case, the Jiangdong navy will
Now that I am getting stronger, my lord, can you let me try to persuade Huang Zu to surrender?"
"Persuade to surrender?" Liu Zhang was surprised. Starting from Hanzhong, after learning Yang Song's lesson, Liu Zhang had almost never thought of persuading him to surrender. Especially for a powerful family like Huang Zu, it would be strange for him to surrender.
If Huang Zu could be persuaded to surrender, the city of Jiangxia would be insignificant. The most important thing was Jiangxia's navy. Huang Zu actually formed his own system in Jiangxia, and he was considered half a prince. The strength of the navy should not be underestimated.
Huang Yueying said: "My lord, I don't know. Huang's ancestor is from the Huang clan in Anlu, Jiangxia. He is from the same lineage as our Jingxiang Huang family. His ancestor is the famous minister Huang Xiang, and we are related by blood."
As Pang Tong said, Huang Zu had a bad temper and offended many people in Jiangxia. The former powerful families in Jingxiang, the Cai family, the Kuai family, and the Zhang family were all related to Huang Zu. Huang Zu also killed Sun Jian, the fierce tiger from Jiangdong, and fought with Jiangdong.
The Sun family was a mortal enemy. After Sun Ce unified Jiangdong, he led his troops to attack many times, which turned into a fire and water.
Now it is impossible for Huang Zu to defend Jiangxia alone, and it is impossible for him to take refuge in Jiangdong. Where else can he go? Although the lord has a bad reputation among the family, if Huang Zu does not surrender to the lord, he will only face despair. Yueying
By persuading him through friendship with the same clan, Huang Zu will definitely be tempted, as long as the lord allows Huang Zu the position of Deputy Commander of the Navy."
Liu Zhang thought for a while and said: "Well, our original plan remains unchanged and we continue to attack Huang She's Shiyang. You can go to the city to persuade us and use a two-pronged approach. We should be more confident."
Huang Yueying nodded and talked about many policies and decrees. Liu Zhang cheered up and listened. When thousands of descendants of aristocratic families were all beheaded, Liu Zhang also benefited a lot.
There are already piles of human heads on the grass, and the blood-stained faces and facial features are still clear. Every time a head is cut off, blood flows out. The green of the grass and the yellow of the earth can no longer be seen on the grass, forming pools of blood and human heads.
It fell into a pool of blood and made a "dong" sound.
The air was filled with the smell of blood, as if the sunlight had been dyed red.
Liu Zhang stood up holding on to the armrest. It seemed that he had been sitting for a long time and his body was weak. Xiao Furong came over to help him. Liu Zhang shook his head gently and walked down the steps with Huang Yueying.
Huang Yueying glanced at Liu Zhang with a smile, knowing that Liu Zhang could see her thoughts, and she was very grateful that Liu Zhang had been answering her words just now without closing her eyes, which made her feel much better. At this time, she accompanied her down the steps.
However, seeing those old friends turned into blood in the pool of blood, Huang Yueying continued to use words to relieve the pain in her heart, and she felt much better. However, Liu Zhang was not uncomfortable because of this killing. The master said that if he continued to work hard, he would be better.
The physical impact is huge.
Huang Yueying is still more worried about Liu Zhang's health.
At this moment, a sudden scream came: "Ah, I fainted."
Huang Yueying was startled. She looked at Liu Zhang and found that Liu Zhang was also looking at her suddenly. The two looked at each other, both worried about the other's health, but if they looked carefully, they were both standing well.
"Girl, what's wrong with you?"
Liu Zhang and Huang Yueying turned around and saw Xu Zhaoxue fainted on the steps. Huang Yueying hurriedly ran up, and Liu Zhang followed. They only saw Xu Zhaoxue's face was white, and a bright red nail mark was pinched out on her index finger, and she fell to the ground.
I don't know.
"Afraid of blood and looking for rarity, what can you do if you have nothing to do?" Huang Yueying scolded the unconscious Xu Zhaoxue and asked two soldiers to carry Xu Zhaoxue into the car.
All the sons of the family were beheaded, and the onlookers gradually dispersed. Groups of soldiers withdrew, leaving hundreds of soldiers standing in a pool of blood to clean up the execution ground. Blood splashed all over their bodies like mud.
Huang Yueying recruited civil servants and put Li Yan in charge of appeasing the victims and distributing fields. The distribution of fields must be carried out immediately. Only by cashing in on the spot can the people's hearts be completely stabilized. If it is delayed for a while, the effect will be greatly reduced.
After arranging things, Huang Yueying hurried back to the Mufu to take care of the amazing girl. This is the girl who has to accompany her to live her whole life, and is more important than the man.
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"Yue, sister Yueying, I'm going to die, but I'm so unwilling to do so." Two hours later, Xu Zhaoxue woke up, sick and burning, looking at Huang Yueying sitting on the edge of the bed, tears streaming down her face, and holding Huang Yueying's hand tightly.
, the little face is inexplicably sad.
Huang Yueying breathed out speechlessly and rolled her eyes.
"I'm only sixteen years old. I haven't even tried the most beautiful things in my life. I'm going to die at such a young age. After I die, no one will accompany you to live in seclusion in the mountains. No one will accompany you to build a water mill. Yue
Sister Ying, are you sad? I betrayed you, do you hate me?"
"I also promised the childless grandma who sells vegetables in Lujiang that if she dies, I will die for her, but... I never expected that I would die at such a young age.
The years are full of twists and turns, and the flowering period is difficult... wu wu wu..."
Xu Zhaoxue burst into tears.
"Have you finished speaking?" Huang Yueying looked at Xu Zhaoxue coldly: "When I've finished speaking, I'm leaving. I still have a lot of things to do." Now that Huang Yueying has just surrendered, the Sichuan Army is not familiar with the affairs and there is a shortage of civil servants.
I'm so busy, and now I have to listen to this girl's nonsense.
"Why are you so unsympathetic?" Xu Zhaoxue yelled.
Huang Yueying was too lazy to talk nonsense with her and pulled Xu Zhaoxue up from the bed: "You will not die until you marry your fifteen-year-old nobleman. There are countless "best things in life" waiting for you.
, you are just in a coma, go out for a walk more, I will go and do some work first, and I will play with you later."
After Huang Yueying finished speaking, she stood up.
Xu Zhaoxue's face was thin and angry, and she was very unhappy with Huang Yueying's rudeness, but with a kick of her legs and a hand, her whole body felt comfortable, but she was suddenly stunned and grabbed Huang Yueying.
Huang Yueying turned around impatiently: "Xu Banxian, what else do you have to do?"
"I don't want to stay here anymore." Xu Zhaoxue looked at Huang Yueying and said.
"You should have left long ago and continued to live your life of traveling around. That is your promising life. How can staying in the government suit your status as Xu Banxian." Huang Yueying said casually.
"I mean..." Xu Zhaoxue said firmly: "I don't want to stay in the Central Plains anymore, I want to go to the Western Regions."
"Western Regions?" Huang Yueying was shocked and sat down: "Why are you going there? It's a piece of yellow sand, you can't understand what the locals are saying, and there are barbarians everywhere who rape girls. Are you crazy?"
Huang Yueying touched Xu Zhaoxue's head: "I don't have a fever. Could it be that the fever is in the brain?"
Xu Zhaoxue said: "You can meet him everywhere in the Central Plains. You can meet him in Yunmengze, you can meet him in Chaisang, you can meet him in Xiangyang. Even if there is no place where he is, there is still his shadow. I don't want to stay there."
It’s the Central Plains.”
"You hate him very much?" Huang Yueying knew who Xu Zhaoxue was talking about.
Xu Zhaoxue shook her head, her face was a little red, and she murmured: "Actually, he is quite good. He is a good official. He is also good to the people and his wife. Sometimes he is a little cruel, but there is a reason."
Xu Zhaoxue thought of the time Chai Sang met Liu Zhang and his army at the city gate, and this time when Liu Zhang came to inform him, Liu Zhang made him cry. Both times he was very wronged, but Xu Zhaoxue discovered today that maybe he didn't
Understand the world of men.
"It's just that I can't adapt to the days of following him. It's all killing. I don't like it. I want to be quiet and find a place where I can't hear his name to calm myself down."
"It's rare to hear you speak so seriously. Do you really not regret it?" Huang Yueying asked.
"What do you regret?"
Huang Yueying said: "You should think about it carefully. He only has one concubine now and has not yet established a legal wife. But I tell you, with his current status, he has to become a legal wife. If you follow him now, with your family's
As a married woman, you must be your real wife. If you come back from a trip to the Western Regions, the day lilies will be cold."
"Head wife?" Xu Zhaoxue showed a longing look, grabbed Huang Yueying's lapel and said: "Sister Yueying, you are his military advisor, can you leave me the position of his head wife?"
"roll."
Huang Yueying finally couldn't stand it anymore, left Xu Zhaoxue and walked out, walked to the door, looked back at Xu Zhaoxue who sighed, and thought to herself: "It's okay to go out for a walk, there is no need to use fortune telling to decide life events."
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One dusk when the river wind swept wildly, Wei Wen Ganning led the Sichuan Navy to sail on the Yangtze River. This navy, composed of Dongting Lake water thieves and Gan Ning's original Jinfan bandits, although small in scale, each sailor
They were all full of momentum, especially the hundreds of people brought out by Wei Wen, who were even more murderous.
However, at this time, this naval force did not fly Gan Ning's Jinfan flag, nor Wei Wen's Sea Serpent flag, but the Jingzhou Army's flag.
Wei Wen was dressed in Tsing Yi, standing on the bow of the ship with his sword in hand, quietly looking at the waves in front of him. Gan Ning came up from behind: "Commander Wei, thanks to you this time, if I were me, I would definitely lead the fleet and fight with those
The Jingzhou naval forces were in a head-to-head confrontation, and I didn’t know how much they would lose. I didn’t expect to throw those Jingzhou soldiers into the river to feed the fish so easily, hahaha.”
Jingling Hanyang was captured by Liu Min, a general under Fan Lixiang's command, in a sneak attack. Zhang Yun only had one waterport left, and lost most of his food and grass. He also faced the threat of the Sichuan army. Because he had always been at odds with Huang Zu, the Zhang family had a lot of grudges with the Huang family.
Unable to seek refuge in Jiangxia, Zhang Yun had no choice but to send a fleet of naval troops south to Sanjiangkou to contact Jiangdong's army in an attempt to seek refuge in Jiangdong.
However, they did not expect to encounter a small group of water thieves on the river. They surrounded them but did not attack. They just chased the Jingzhou army and fired arrows. The Jingzhou army fought back and fled immediately.
Han De, the leading general of the Jingzhou navy, could not bear the disturbance and led his army to rush towards the water thieves. The water thieves immediately fled and the Jingzhou army pursued them.
The water thieves got into a river mouth, and Han De led the navy to chase them. Unexpectedly, the water thieves used the boat to pull up the rope, and the rope drove the wooden rafts on the bottom of the river. The originally tilted wooden rafts all stood up.
When they got up, the large ships of the Jingzhou Army had a deep draft and could not move. At this time, a large number of water thieves emerged from the river, surrounded the Jingzhou Navy, and fired rockets.
Only then did Han De realize that these water thieves were not water thieves at all. Although there were many water thieves' speedboats, there were also large boats. And judging from the scale, there was no group of water thieves so large in Dongting Lake and the Yangtze River.
Han De finally realized that this was the "legendary" Sichuan navy. Han De underestimated the enemy and thought it was just a small group of water thieves. He rashly entered the shallow river. The navy got stuck at the mouth of the river. In Dongting Lake, the water thieves and Jinfan
The thieves jointly attacked and were defeated in frustration.
On the days when Liu Zhang was attacking Xiangyang, Gan Ning was busy with disaster relief. During this period, Wei Wen began to merge the Dongting Lake water thieves. These Sichuan army water armies were the combination of the Jinfan thieves water army and the Dongting Lake water thieves. They were the building ships of the water army.
All come from Cai Zhong’s original contribution.
After annihilating Han De's navy, the Sichuan navy hid the pirate ships, and all used Jingzhou Army's ships under the flag of Jingzhou Army to march towards Sanjiangkou.
Wei Wen listened to Gan Ning's words and shook his head: "The Jingzhou navy is skilled in warfare and cannot be matched by us. However, General Gan Ning is indeed brave on the water. You are the number one general of the navy under Emperor Liu's command. There is no need to call me in command in the future."
, I’m just a water thief who came to seek refuge with the emperor’s uncle.”
After Wei Wen finished speaking calmly, Gan Ning waved his hand: "What are you talking about, Commander Wei? Gan Ning is self-aware. Commander Wei's reputation in Yunmengze is beyond the reach of Gan Ning's eight hundred little brocade sails. I believe that soon, your lord,
He would make the commander the commander-in-chief of the navy, and Gan Ning only wanted to be a general under the commander-in-chief and be the vanguard of the navy."
"At least for now, General Gan is still the commander-in-chief of Wei." Wei Wen said quietly.
At first, Wei Wen did not immediately seek refuge with Liu Zhang because Wei Wen did not feel that Liu Zhang was definitely worthy of his refuge. The water thieves under Wei Wen were so cruel and cruel that ordinary people could not bear it. It was impossible for Wei Wen to seek refuge with someone like Liu Biao.
.
The world was about to be unified, and the water thieves had to plan for the future. Wei Wen knew that he had to choose a group of princes to join him. After much comparison, he still felt that Liu Zhang was suitable for him and his murderous subordinates.
However, Liu Zhang's reputation for cruelty was only heard from hearsay, and we don't know whether Liu Zhang was fierce in appearance and soft in heart, or was too ruthless and frequently committed crimes against his subordinates.
No matter what the situation, Wei Wen had to think twice, but after the battle in Jingbei, Wei Wen was completely determined to surrender.
Liu Zhang made decisive killings in the north of Jing, and the journey was bloody. It can be confirmed that Liu Zhang was not a cruel person, but he really dared to raise the butcher's knife.
And every killing, including the ancient Xiangyang disaster, was because of the need to clear the obstacles in front of them, not for the sake of killing.
Calm and decisive, dare to kill without being bloodthirsty.
With such a lord, for Wei Wen and the water thieves under his command, where else in the world could they turn to?
Therefore, Wei Wen integrated more than 4,000 Dongting Lake water thieves and resolutely joined the Jinfan Navy. The strength of the original Sichuan Navy navy was strengthened. Together with the 10,000 Xiangyang Navy soldiers sent by Liu Zhang from the north, the battle began.
After they dispersed, they were under the command of Wei Wen and Gan Ning's generals.
With the water thieves as the backbone, the Jingzhou army as the foundation, and the Yunmeng thieves water thieves ships, Jinfan thieves ships and the Jingzhou army ships left behind by Cai Zhong as the basis, the prototype of the Sichuan navy navy was formed.
The battle against Han De was the first battle between the Sichuan army and navy. Under the command of Wei Wen and with the bravery of Gan Ning, they won the first battle.
As the army sailed, a group of ships suddenly appeared in front of them. Wei Wen calmly turned around and entered the cabin. Gan Ning also walked in, and two neatly dressed "Jingzhou Generals" came out.
A green flag was raised, the fleet ahead stopped, and the Sichuan navy also raised a white flag.
The two armies were sailing towards each other, and as the ships approached, a general on the bow of the other side's fleet shouted: "Yan Fang, under the command of General Zhou Tai of the Eastern Army of the Lower Jiang River, are you sent by Zhang Yun of Jingzhou?"
Just as Yan Fang finished shouting, he saw many soldiers of the Sichuan Army and Navy, who were still standing upright, then collapsed on the deck. The sound of muskets falling to the ground was heard. The two generals on the bow cried with joy and shook hands with each other. After a long time,
Only then did Xiang Yanfang shout excitedly:
"Yes, yes, we were sent by General Zhang. My Excellency, Han De, this is my deputy general. Please take us to see the two generals Zhou Tai and Jiang Qin."
Yan Fang looked at the Sichuan navy and wondered to the general beside him: "Why is the Jingzhou army so weak? It seems like they haven't eaten for several days?"
The deputy general said: "Hey, I heard that after Jingling Hanyang was captured by the Sichuan army, Zhang Yun's navy had nothing to eat except drinking river water. I heard that Zhang Yun and Cai Mao, the generals of the Jingzhou navy, were at odds with Huang Zu of Jiangxia.
He must be hungry and wary of Huang Zu, it would be strange if he doesn't fall when he sees us now."
"The number one navy in the world is bullshit." Yan Fang took a sip and shouted loudly: "Okay, follow us and we will take you to see the two generals Zhou and Jiang."
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At Sanjiangkou, Zhou Tai and Jiang Qin led the Jiangdong Army up the river and returned here after hearing that Xiangyang had been lost.
The two "Jingzhou generals" went to see Zhou Tai and Jiang Qin. They saw Zhou Tai sitting on the throne with Jiang Qin beside him.
Sit on it and don't look imposing.
"It's very good that Zhang Yun is willing to surrender to my lord. When General Zhang goes south, I, the Commander-in-Chief of Zhou Dynasty, will come from Wu County to greet him. So let's pick a time and finalize it as soon as possible to avoid the hassle. As for the official position..."
Zhou Tai said loudly to the two of them.
Before Zhou Tai could finish speaking, two Jingzhou generals suddenly collapsed on the ground. One general sobbed: "Two generals, please give us some food first. The Sichuan army has captured the second city of Jingling and Hanyang. Our army
We have been without food for many days, and before leaving, Deputy Governor Zhang Yun did not send more food. We went down the river and have been hungry for a day."
Zhou Tai and Jiang Qin looked at each other, and Zhou Tai waved helplessly: "Go ahead, go ahead, tell them to go down and arrange some food for them."
The two Jingzhou generals helped each other down.
"With such virtue, no wonder he was beaten to pieces by Liu Zhang's son." Jiang Qin glanced at the two of them with disdain.
At this moment, a soldier came to report: "Report to the two generals, those Jingzhou military ships entered the water port and stopped in all directions. We went to let them park them together. Those Jingzhou soldiers fell on the deck and could not get up. We
what to do?"
Zhou Tai glanced at Jiang Qin: "These bastards are parked like this. What should we do if anything goes wrong? We must send some ships to monitor them."
Jiang Qin laughed and said: "After a day of hunger, it's good to be able to push the boat over. With this small boat, let alone a group of hungry ghosts, even the really capable Jingzhou navy can't afford to cause any trouble. Give them some food.
Yes, let’s talk about it tomorrow.”
Zhou Tai thought for a while and realized that the Jingzhou Army was really not enough. He nodded: "If the lord hadn't wanted to recruit these Jingzhou Army, I wouldn't have bothered to serve him."
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"Commander Wei, Zhou Tai and Jiang Qin are originally Poyang Lake water thieves. Do you think they will surrender to the lord if they are defeated?"
"General Gan was originally a Jinfan water thief. If the Jiangdong Army defeats us, will you join the Jiangdong Army?"
"Definitely not."
Wei Wen stopped talking and sat in the cabin with Gan Ning. At this moment, two "Jingzhou generals" came in. These two men were junior generals of the Jingzhou army and were surrendered soldiers from Xiangyang.
"How is the situation?" Gan Ning asked.
"all the best."
Gan Ning nodded, and Wei Wen said: "Command my brothers, regardless of whether Jiangdong Military Supervisor is watching or not, we will take action before dawn, and then let go and eat. If you are not full, ask Jiangdong Army for it. When you are full, you will collapse on the deck."
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"yes."
A round-faced water thief with a sinister face on the side stroked his thick black beard and said, "Hey, I'm going to eat it right now. If I defeat Jiangdong's army, we won't have to do anything, hehe."
This man was a pirate who followed Wei Wen's father in his early years. He was extremely fierce and had a surprisingly large appetite. Once when he went out to sea, a big fish weighing several dozen kilograms was stranded on the island. He was discovered by this guy and ate it quietly by himself. When he came back, nothing had happened.
He ate a large bowl of meat.
The round-faced water thief patted his belly and staggered out "weakly".
Sanjiangkou was captured by Zhou Yu when he led his army to attack Huang Zu. Since Jiangdong's army was still not as strong as Jingzhou's army, they could only escape to Hukou. Sanjiangkou had been abandoned until Zhou Tai and Jiang Qin went north to use it again.
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The Jiangdong Army has been trained by Zhou Yu for more than a year. The naval base is neat and orderly, with orderly entry and exit. The flag towers are hung high during the day and the lights are bright at night. Now the Jingzhou military ships enter the waterport and park randomly, looking a bit messy.
Each and every Sichuan sailor had enough to eat and drink, and lay on the deck refusing to get up. Some of them fell asleep directly, and were helped into the cabin by their companions. Even their short guns (spear for water warfare) were placed on the deck and they were not brought in. This caused Jiang Dongjun, who was watching them from a distance, to express contempt.
Now Jiangdong Army finally understood the real reason why Jingzhou Army lost to Liu Zhang.
As night fell, the lights were turned on, and the dim firelight shone on the river and the ship. The soldiers of the Jiangdong Army came to ask if they needed warm things. There were snores from the Sichuan Army's ship. It seemed that they were exhausted. The soldiers of the Jiangdong Army left angrily. .
Most of the Jiangdong Army had fallen asleep, and the sentry posts were changed one after another. By the fourth batch, it was already five o'clock in the night, and it was almost dawn, and the soldiers in the sentry posts were yawning.
The night was eerily quiet.
At this time, the soldiers in the Sichuan Army cabin opened their eyes and shouted softly one after another, and there were rustling sounds in the cabin.
"Wake up, wake up."
Being a water thief, hiding one's voice is commonplace. There were boos from behind. Gan Ning threw a piece of white silk cloth high up. The white silk cloth floated on the sea and fell into the black water. The hatches of various Sichuan warships, Cold arrows popped out one after another, aiming at the soldiers in the sentry.
In the cabin, boxes were opened one by one, and inside were three weapons, a bow, arrows wrapped in oilcloth, and a special narrow knife. The narrow knife had four sections, one side was the back, one side was the blade, and the other two sides were Pulling bulge.
This weapon is the ancestral weapon of Wei Wen. It is a weapon for ship warfare that has been explored for generations to make a living at sea. After several generations of improvements, it has become what it is today.
When fighting in a warship, spears cannot be used. In fact, short spears are not convenient for fighting. What is more convenient for fighting are weapons that can chop, but a real broadsword is expensive, heavy, and easy to break.
What is needed for ship warfare is a weapon that can cut and stab, is light and durable, and is not too fragile when facing those island beasts, so the Wei family invented this narrow knife. The four-section structure makes it easier for craftsmen to cast and increases the strength of the knife. .
The blade is narrow, light and easy to chop and stab. It has bulges on both sides. As long as it is pierced and then pulled out, the opponent will bleed profusely and immediately lose combat effectiveness. This is a way to deal with sea beasts. And such a short weapon is most suitable for use in ship battles. but.
Each Sichuan soldier received a narrow knife, a hard attack, and two bags of rockets. Both Jingzhou navy soldiers and water thieves were well-trained on the water, and the whole process was carried out quickly and orderly.
"Whoosh, whoosh." Several bowstring sounds were heard. Then several muffled groans and "ah" were heard in the Jiangdong Army watchtower, and the sound fell into darkness.
Sichuan Army soldiers poured out of the deck in large numbers, without shouting, silently igniting rockets, and fired "swish" rockets into all directions of the Jiangdong Military Port. Rockets were driven into every corner of the Jiangdong Military Camp, on ships, on row houses, and in the barracks, and fires broke out everywhere. .(To be continued.