Riding and cutting the imperial pirates of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 320
Whether Chang Xi can persuade Zang Ba, Wang Zheng has no idea.

Even after he put forward his own idea in the hall that day, Chang Xi was full of confidence, and even patted his chest to ensure that the trip would be a success.

After all, compared to the former's unknown origin, the latter barely deserves to be regarded as a thunderbolt even if he stands in the Three Kingdoms Xiaobai like Wang Zheng.

In this era at the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty, with Shenzhou as the stage, it can be said that you will sing and I will appear on the stage. In addition to the endless heroes, celebrities, and fierce generals, there is actually another type of people. Less, the impact is even greater.

That's where local snakes generally exist in the shadows.

And Zang Ba is a typical representative of this kind.

It should be known that regardless of Romance and related games, film and television, the separatist forces in the late Han Dynasty were mostly divided into states.

This often leads to the division of some who are identical in name but are actually deadly enemies into the same camp (representatives such as Guo Si and Li Jue, Xiliang generals.)
But in real history, before the Three Kingdoms came to power, or even before the middle period, most of the separatist and powerful forces were based on counties.

Because if the tyrants at the county level do not cooperate, the county guard will become a decoration, and if the tycoons at the county level do not cooperate, both the governor and the state shepherd will become a decoration.
Naturally, it became a decoration.

This is why Wang Rui, the governor of Jingzhou, who was born in the Langya Wang family, was forced to commit suicide by swallowing gold by two of his subordinate county guards.

It is also why the Battle of Guandu, which took place in the fifth year of Jian'an, will become one of the famous battles in the history of the Chinese dynasty where the weak defeated the strong. You must know that Cao Cao at that time should have surpassed Yuan Shao in terms of strength, because At this time, Yuan Shao still only controlled the three prefectures of You, Bing, and Ji, while Cao Cao was sitting on Xuzhou, Yanzhou, Yuzhou, and Sizhou, not to mention, even some counties in Yangzhou belonged to him.

It can be said that from Chang'an in the west to Beihai in the east, the entire Shenzhou spans a section, and it is his Cao family surname.

So why in the end when the two sides launched a decisive battle in Guandu, Cao Cao tried his best to feed his milk, but only managed to put together 3 horses?

It is because at this time, no matter Yuan Shao or Cao Cao, there are many independent forces in their territory, and the place is powerful.

Compared with Yuan Shao's glorious stars and moons, on Cao Cao's side, only Li Tong, the prefect of Runan at that time, gave him full support.

In the decisive battle between the two forces, the support and non-support of the county's tyrants is extremely important.

Soldiers and horses are still second, the key lies in food and grass.

The turning point of the Battle of Guandu was the Battle of Wuchao. Cao Cao burned a large amount of rations through night raids, causing Yuan Shao’s army to collapse due to lack of food. On this day, Cao Cao's soldiers and horses are probably the ones who will collapse without food.

And the Battle of Guandu ended in October, which was October just after the autumn harvest!

It stands to reason that Cao Cao only has 3 horses, not to mention that he is sitting in four states at this time, even if he only has four counties, it should not be difficult to gather enough food and grass to feed 3 horses.

Therefore, it is obvious that when the situation is the most critical, Cao Cao fell into such an embarrassing and passive situation because the local tyrants in the four states did not support and did not cooperate, resulting in the army not being able to recruit rations.

Zang Ba, whether at this time or in the future, is such a local tyrant and overlord.

"Zang Ba Biography" said that during the Battle of Guandu, Zang Ba led his troops into Yuan Shao's flank, which involved a lot of the opponent's troops, so that Cao Cao could concentrate on facing the enemy in the west without worrying about the east.

However, "Xiahouyuan Biography" also said that at the critical moment of the fierce battle between the two sides, Xuzhou did not provide military rations, but immediately made up for it when the victory and defeat were divided after the war, and a "military recovery" came directly.

It is most likely that Zang Ba reached a tacit agreement with Yuan Cao at the same time, and the two sides made a bet. On the one hand, they helped Cao Cao block Yuan Shao's army in Qingzhou, and on the other hand, they used this as an excuse not to deliver military rations to Cao Cao. .

Zang Ba, Zang Xuangao
Silently chanting the name, Wang Zheng paced in front of the window, standing proudly with his hands behind his back, staring at the east side of the distant sky, which was the direction of Donghai County.

Or to be more precise.
It is Leeseong in Donghae County.

At this time, the young man's eyes were full of pride, but also a faint expectation.

It is already July of the second year of Xingping.

Today's sky is orange-blue, without any cloud, as if it was melted by the fireball-like sun, disappearing without a trace.

Donghai County, Licheng.

If Xuzhou is a battleground among states and counties in the world, then Licheng at this time is the place where Xuzhou's north and south are at war, because it is also far away from Kaiyang, the capital of Langya, the capital of the Heavenly Army Wangzheng, and the two major powers in Xuzhou today. And Tancheng, the capital of the East China Sea, where Xuzhou Mu Liubei lived, are all within a hundred miles of each other!
Now its importance and sensitivity can be said to be even higher than the original history.

And if history continues as before, in the next three years of Jian'an, Cao Cao will also specifically divide it from Donghai County, and promote the county into a county.

The current owner of this city is famous for robbing prisoners and saving his father, famous for his filial piety and bravery, and then helped Tao Qian repeatedly defeat the leader of the Taishan group of Xuzhou yellow scarf thieves, the riding captain Zang Ba!
In the original history, after Tao Qian's death, Zang Ba did not choose to work for the new Xuzhou Mu Liu Bei. , occupied Kaiyang.

It can be said that since that year, Zang Ba, who has been staying in the East China Sea, has been thinking about Langya County for a long time since he brought dozens of people and Fei Xishan to rob prison and save his father Zang Jie.

Without him, Langya is the closest place in Xuzhou to his hometown Mount Tai.

It can even be said that Zang Ba took action a long time ago.

In order to take care of the friendship between Quan Quan and Tao Qian, the old state herdsman, although the previous Zang Ba did not go out in person, he also let his brothers pretend to be some horse thieves and rebels, and harassed Kaiyang several times. But at that time, Kaiyang County Wei Wang Ling had no choice but to give up and hold back for the time being.

But after Tao Qian's death, Zang Ba had no more scruples, and he took a closer look, only to find that the territory he had been thinking about had been preempted by a group of yellow scarf thieves who came from Qingzhou!
Zang Ba hates it!

In desperation, he had no choice but to pinch his nose and take the next best thing to occupy Licheng. After a while, he became quite content.

At this time, Zang Ba, together with Sun Guan, Wu Dun, Yin Li and others, was gathering in the backyard of the mansion. While chilling the wine, they spread the floor with plain bamboo and set a round pot, playing the game of throwing pots.

It's time, the sky is high and the clouds are light, the breeze is floating, the garden is full of lotus fragrance, the weather is sultry, but it also has the benefits of sultry heat.

Compared with the guard Huben standing in the courtyard and corridors with his head held high, holding a spear and a halberd, a few beautiful maidservants cooked tea and poured wine during the banquet, and the whiteness and softness revealed by their gestures and boundless spring, on the contrary, were even more eye-catching.

At this moment, a burst of hurried footsteps came from outside the courtyard.

The others were so playful that they didn't notice it, but Zang Ba looked up calmly, seeing that his own soldiers stopped not far away with a sentry horse, and he was even more anxious, but he had scruples in his heart. This is always standing still.

Is this an urgent report?

Thinking of this, Zang Ba was not in a hurry, waited for a while, picked a good time to stop suddenly, and met a few projected eyes, first smiled and said: "Brothers, stop first."

Immediately, he turned his eyes slightly, glanced at the guards in the distance, turned his face away, his expression sank, and he said: "Didn't I have ordered you not to disturb when you are gathering with your brothers!"

"But what's the matter?"

"The crime of a villain." The guard bowed to the left and right Sun Guan, Wu Dun and others as he walked quickly, and bowed in front of Zang Ba: "Military sentiment from the south!" He said, and handed over a letter.

south?Tancheng?
Zang Ba's heart skipped a beat.

Yuan Shu's army marched northward, coming in menacingly, even if they were not under Liu Bei's command. After all, he was in a vortex, and for his own sake, Zang Ba had to pay attention.

This posture startled everyone, and they quickly stood up from the couch. Sun Guan immediately moved closer, stood by the side, glanced at Zang Ba, and asked with concern: "Brother, what happened?" What's the matter?"

Zang Ba didn't answer immediately, but turned the letter paper upside down again, carefully read it several times, then snorted heavily, sat down directly, and sighed, "Guan Yu, it's not helpful!"

Without waiting for Sun Guan to ask any more questions, he took the initiative to hand over the letter, saying: "Not long ago, in the Huai Ling battle, Guan Yu was defeated in this battle, lost the city and fled, and retreated to Xiapi!"

"what?"

Hearing this, not only Sun Guan, but everyone present changed their expressions. After reading the letter, Sun stomped his feet and cursed: "The two brothers Liu Bei are not as good as the other!"

"First, there was Zhang Fei who was beaten by the Zhuzi in Xiapi and ran away with his head in his arms. He fled directly back to the East China Sea in despair, and handed over the whole county of Guangling. It's fine if you can't defeat Yuan Jun in the wild, why?"

"Why did you defend the city for a few days?" Sun Guan sighed, "Brother, from this point of view, I'm afraid Xiapi will also fall."

"How can this be good?"

"I expected Zhang Fei's failure to fall with Wang Zheng." But Zang Ba said, "This Yan man is nothing more than a reckless man, how can he be compared with Wang Zheng?"

Wang Zheng not only captured Langya, which Zang Ba was thinking of, but also Pengcheng later, and even his hometown Taishan was destroyed in ten months, so Zang Ba naturally paid close attention to it.

Especially in the past year, as long as it is related to the king's government, no matter how big or small, no matter whether it is true or false, he will definitely do everything possible to send people to search.

The distance between the two sides is not far at all, especially both Taishan and Langya have Zang Ba's forces. With this effort, Zang Ba at this time can be regarded as very familiar with Wang Zheng.

And the more he got to know him, the more Zang Ba feared this person, and even developed a faint admiration for him.

"The speed of this son's rise is rare in the world. He is a young hero. He joined Yuan Shu's allied forces to attack Guangling. I had expected that Zhang Fei would be difficult to resist." Zang Ba said with emotion, and then paused. Turning around abruptly: "It's just that Guan Yu sees his arrogant and blind-eyed appearance on weekdays. Although I don't like it, I also feel that he has some abilities. He is a character. Who would have expected it."

"Hey." Zang Ba curled his lips and snorted coldly with disdain: "But I was wrong!"

"Brother," Sun Guan asked, "in your opinion, once the news of Guan Yu's defeat is spread, what impact will it have on the current disputes in Xuzhou?"

"Naturally, the disparity between strength and weakness is getting bigger and weaker." Zang Ba pondered and said: "Yuan Gonglu is strong and strong, and he has managed three states for a long time. Liu Beizhi has three counties, and his foundation is even more unstable. Which one is stronger and which one is weaker, you can tell at a glance!"

"In addition, the Yangzhou army has accumulated momentum for many years, and it is unprepared to attack with intentions. There are also people from the Qingzhou Yellow Turbans watching closely."

"Xiapi is about to fall. For Liu Xuande, the current situation is dangerous and the situation is dangerous." Zang Ba said: "The catastrophe of overthrow is imminent."

"Yes." Sun Guan nodded: "The victory will be decided!"

"Second brother's opinion is exactly the same as mine."

When it comes to military affairs, even in ordinary clothes, Zang Ba at this time no longer has the sloppy attitude of a talented person, and his tone of voice unconsciously carries the sound of gold and iron: "Mr. Xuande is actually a character."

"It's just that I was born at an untimely time!"

"When Zhou Mu wanted to let Liu Bei take over Xuzhou, I didn't quite agree with it. It was precisely because Xuzhou was a place surrounded by wolves, and because of his solid foundation and weak strength, he won Xuzhou and kept his success. There are also difficulties."

"Don't you know the fault of a man carrying jade? The fault of a child holding gold?"

"Fortunately, elder brother has foresight and determination." Sun Guan echoed: "Let's get out in time and leave the East China Sea. Now we don't have to accompany a shipwreck." '

"In a world of great strife, you have to withdraw for a while, but you will never be able to withdraw for a lifetime." Zang Ba leisurely turned his head and looked to the south: "With Liu Bei's ability, if he succeeds to the state shepherd with [-] people under his command, I can let him go. Master, with combined efforts, these days are enough to subdue Dan Yang soldiers, arrogant soldiers and strong generals, then Xuzhou can be firmly in the hands, and may not be able to defeat Yuan Shu."

"No, if that's the case, then Yuan Shu might not even dare to violate the border!"

"It's hard." Sun Guan shook his head, and suddenly pointed to the west: "Brother, don't forget, there is still a group of people here?"

"2 people, how much do you need to suppress the arrogant soldiers in the county? Can the rest be able to drive away this group of Qingzhou Yellow Turbans?"

"That's right." Zang Ba nodded, and murmured in a low voice, "This is called the right time."

"Mr. Xuande, what a pity!"

Although Liu Bei played the banner of the clan of the Han Dynasty, judging from his experience, he also came from a poor family like Zang Ba.

This person's defeat, in the final analysis, is still born. Thinking of this, Zang Ba felt quite sad about the death of a rabbit and a fox. No matter how hard he could restrain his heart, he suddenly shouted: "The knife!"

Zang Ba's current prestige and foundation also started from the bottom of the pawns, and he often charged into battle, making sudden kills in front, with a long knife in his hand, and immediately there was a murderous aura stirring up, forcing people to the extreme, and he stepped aside Sun Guan couldn't take it any longer, he shuddered secretly, and quietly backed away a few steps.

Zang Ba held the horizontal knife in his hand, and tested the sharpness with his fingers. He was generous and fierce, touched the scene with emotion, and chanted in a trembling voice: "Princes and generals, would you rather have a kind?"

When I asked myself, I was already chopping with a knife, only to hear the bang, and the cases in front of me were broken into two pieces.

"There is!"

With a sullen expression on his face, he sighed, and immediately sat down somewhat dejectedly.

At this moment in the hall, there was no atmosphere of talking about booze, drinking, and love. Seeing that Zang Ba was in a bad mood, everyone was silent. For a while, the atmosphere was a little depressed.

Not long after, there was another sound of footsteps outside the hall.

But the housekeeper also came.

Seeing the scene where everyone was silent in front of him, the steward was greatly surprised. He was startled for a while, then glanced at his master's face, yelled inwardly, and tiptoed back.

The situation is not right, let's report later.

But in the next moment, two cold eyes shot at him.

"What's the matter?" Zang Ba asked coldly.

While secretly complaining, the steward had no choice but to muster up the courage to walk over, bowed and said softly: "Master, there is a guest outside the door asking to see you."

"Guest?" Zang Ba was startled, and while accepting the greeting card handed over by the steward, he asked, "Where did you come from?"

"It's an old friend of Mount Tai." The steward said cautiously, "Come from Kaiyang."

Kaiyang?
Tarzan?

Zang Ba looked at it in a daze, and then he saw the handwriting on the sticker, his eyes narrowed, and he praised: "Good writing!"

After appreciating it for a while, the more I looked at it, the more familiar it became. Before I saw the phrase "Tianjun Lieutenant Colonel Changxi", he stood up abruptly again, and immediately walked out of the hall while waving to everyone. .

"quick!"

"Brother Chang is here, hurry up and welcome me!"

(End of this chapter)