Three Kingdoms: I help Liu Bei grow thousands of miles

Looking at the dozens of carts of goods, Liu Pan was so grateful at this moment, he said excitedly: "There is no news from Xiangyang, if it is not for the help of sages, I am afraid that soldiers like me will flee..."

"Your Fu should be powerless. The general should be aware of the situation in Xiangyang. The general has worked hard to guard the border these years, and the eldest son has also tried his best..." Lan Tian said.

Liu Pan himself is a martial artist, he just didn't want to intrigue in Xiangyang, so he invited Ying to come to Changsha to harass the Sun family's Xiasanlu. After hearing Lan Tian's explanation, he also had a wry smile on his face.

After entering the city, someone distributed labor supplies, and Liu Pan led Lan Tian to Xingyuan to meet the generals under his tent.

"This is Army Sima Li Si..."

"This is Captain Wang Sheng..."

"This is Zhonglang General Huang Zhong..."

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Liu Pan used to have a garrison of [-] troops, with more than [-] generals and school officials. After the first battle of Liushui, more than half of the troops were damaged, and there were only nine subordinate officials left.

For those ordinary names, Lan Tian still took a few more glances at the white-bearded veteran Huang Zhong.

Seeing Lan Tian's actions, Liu Pan was a little puzzled, "Mr. Ziyu, what's wrong with Huang Hansheng?"

Lan Tian nodded and said with a smile: "Although the old general is full of silver hair, he is still in good spirits. I really admire..."

"The last general is only sixty years old. He can open a three-stone bow with two arms, and he has the strength of a thousand catties, so he is not old." Huang Zhong hurriedly clasped his fists to argue.

Huang Zhong and Huang Zu came from the Huang family in Nanyang together, and were appointed by Liu Biao as the Zhonglang general under Liu Pan's tent. Because Liu Pan had not many troops, he only fought in Ai County and Haihun area, and Huang Zhong was old. , The official position is also the highest, but he is squeezed out by other colleagues, so his talents have not been discovered.

"Hmph..." Gan Ning let out a disdainful voice after hearing this.

Huang Zhong glared at him immediately, but he didn't dare to speak out because of Lan Tian's presence.

Seeing that the atmosphere became tense, Liu Pan immediately walked over to stand in front of Huang Zhong and asked, "Sir, this general is very powerful. I don't know his name..."

"This is Gan Ning, Gan Xingba." Lan Tian introduced.

Liu Pan was startled when he heard this, and widened his eyes and said, "Could it be that Baiqi who robbed Sun Ying? Gan Xingba who rescued Su Dudu from the thousands of troops?"

Gan Ning clasped his fists and said calmly, "No, I'm here."

"Disrespect, disrespect." After Liu Pan clasped his fists and saluted, the rest of the generals, including Huang Zhong, also saluted.

Lan Tian frowned and blamed Gan Ning: "Xingba must not be rude, I think General Huang is also a brave general, we are all doing things for Jingzhou, what should we do?"

"I'm sorry, Wang Haihan." Gan Ning immediately pleaded guilty to Huang Zhong.

"Don't dare, dare not..." Huang Zhong embarrassedly cupped his fists in return. He was a little dissatisfied with Lan Tian before, but at this moment he suddenly developed a strong affection for Lan Tian.

Liu Pan was surprised to see that such a brave and rude man was so docile in front of Lan Tian. He wondered where did Liu Qi find such a capable person?

Seeing that the atmosphere was getting more relaxed, Lan Tian asked someone to fetch two baskets of lychees. He peeled one first, threw it into his mouth and said, "This is the lychee produced in Jiaozhou. It tastes delicious and juicy. I will give it to you generals." Quench your thirst."

"Okay, Mr.'s kindness cannot be disappointed, let's try it all." Liu Pan also took the lead in eating.

The lychees are produced in Jiaozhou, and because of the high mountains and long distances, transportation is inconvenient. Even in Jingzhou, few people have eaten them. Liu Pan was lucky enough to eat a few at Liu Biao before, but this is the first time he has seen these two baskets.

All the generals in the tent, including Huang Zhong, picked up lychees and tasted them, and they were full of praise.

Seeing everyone gobbling it up, Lan Tian couldn't help saying: "This food is dry in nature. Eating too much will harm your health. Now that the climate is warm, it won't last long..."

"It's okay, I have many athletes under my command, I'll give them a taste later." Liu Pan smiled.

Lan Tian secretly praised this person for his abilities, at least he did a good job in treating soldiers well.

Liu Pan's [-]-strong army will belong to Liu Bei in the future according to the historical trend, and Lan Tian plans to use it earlier. After all, the current situation is very different from the previous Chibi.

Now that Liu Bei has not become the shepherd of Jingzhou, Lan Tian can only work according to Liu Qi's perspective.

"Liu Jingzhou is old and weak. Cai Degui, Kuai Yidu and others all intend to push Mr. Cong to succeed him. I don't know what the general means?" Lan Tian asked deliberately before leaving.

Liu Pan was originally neutral, but this time Liu Qi's act of giving charcoal in the snow made him completely change his mind, so he said frankly: "I support the eldest son."

Lan Tian nodded in affirmation and said: "If there is any change in Jingzhou, please remember what you said today, and Lan Tian will take his leave."

Looking at the backs of Lantian and Gan Ning going away, Liu Panxin said, what changes can be made in Jingzhou?

Chapter 113 Cao Cao Goes South, Liu Cong Relinquishes His Hands

At this time, Yuan Xi and Yuan Shang were killed by Gongsun Kang of Liaodong, and the entire Hebei region had been pacified. Cao Cao's hundreds of thousands of troops returned to his division, and Xu all took a short rest to prepare food, grass and supplies and wanted to go south to Jingzhou. .

In June of the 13th year of Jian'an, Emperor Xian of the Han Dynasty Liu Xie restored the prime minister and doctor Yushi, and promoted Sikong Cao Cao to be prime minister.

Xiangyang Liu Biao's condition was critical and he could not speak. After Liu Qi got the news in Quanling, he was in chaos.

"Ziyu, I want to visit my father in Xiangyang, and Lingling will be taken care of by you... Anyway, it doesn't matter if I'm here or not..." Liu Qi began to speak incoherently.

Now that Liu Qi wanted to be filial, Lan Tian couldn't persuade him much, so he sent Gan Ning to escort him by water.

Liu Bei will receive Jingzhou's political legacy in the future, and Liu Qi's existence is too important.

After Gan Ning and the others left, Gao Shun saw that Lan Tian had a sad face, so he asked, "Recently, I see that your brows are not drawn, but what difficulties did you encounter?"

Lan Tian shook his head and sighed: "Cao Cao pacified the north last year, and he will probably go south to Jingzhou soon. Cai Hao, Kuai Yue and others are still fighting for their own interests at this time, and they don't know what the outcome of this victory will be in the future..."

Gao Shun comforted: "Cao Cao surrendered all the soldiers from the north. If he goes south to fight, he will definitely be unacceptable. In the past few years, sir, he has helped Liu Shijun to grow grain and restore people's livelihood. With Lingling and Guiyang as barriers, it may not be impossible to fight. .”

"Lingling and Guiyang are not enough, at least Wuling and Changsha should be added." Lan Tian said softly.

Gao Shun's eyes widened, and he thought that if the husband didn't sing, he would be astonished as soon as he sings.

"Although I have tens of thousands of people in my hands, most of them are newly recruited Yue people. With the addition of General Gan's [-] sailors, it should be no problem to capture one of the counties, but it is not enough to attack two counties. , unless you ask General Guiyang Yide for help." Gao Shun analyzed.

Lan Tian smiled and said: "The military advisor is Zhuge Kongming. I can't do such a presumptuous thing. You can quickly go to Xiangxiang County to garrison. When the time comes, you can take Wuling County. I will let others take Changsha County. Then go up As for the strategy of military campaign, it is not necessary to use swords and guns to take these two counties, it only depends on when the time is ripe or can be passed on."

"What time?" Gao Shun looked puzzled.

"Liu Biao died, when the eldest son became the Lord of Jingzhou." Lan Tian smiled slightly.

"This... When will this wait? Didn't you say that Cao Cao will come south?" Gao Shun asked.

"I guess it will be within one or two months." Lan Tian said with certainty.

Seeing that Lan Tian was so determined, Gao Shun thought that Mr. Liu Biao hadn't made any mistakes in his mouth, and he was afraid that Liu Biao would live for a few days.

Because Gao Shun had escorted the people's spring plowing in the Xiangxiang area two months ago, and this time he went there again without causing panic, and it was an excuse to help the people harvest, so he was warmly welcomed by the locals.

During Gao Shun's garrison in Xiangxiang, besides helping with harvesting, he also trained soldiers, and he only waited for the general of Lantian to order him to go north to Wuling.

Liu Qi went to Xiangyang to visit his father. Cai Mao was afraid that Liu Biao and his son would be sentimental when they met, and would hastily hand over Jingzhou to Liu Qi, so he was blocked outside the mansion, and his accomplice Zhang Yun persuaded him to return to Lingling.

Zhang Yun was Liu Biao's nephew, and he was favored by Liu Biao because of his relatives. He was won over by Cai Mao and Kuai Yue in Xiangyang, and became a staunch supporter of Liu Cong.

"Cousin, I heard that my father is seriously ill. Qi came from Lingling to beg to see him..." Liu Qi burst into tears.

Zhang Yun shook his head and sighed: "Uncle ordered you to manage Lingling, and it is the most important task. Now you have come here without others, and uncle will be angry. Hurting relatives will only increase their illness, and it is not the way of filial piety. What's more, you It's not a doctor, it's useless to meet."

Liu Qi was dumbfounded when he heard that, he didn't expect Zhang Yun to use such an excuse to prevaricate himself, he suddenly remembered that he often went to Zhang Ji for consultation and medicine, so he said happily: "Nanyang Zhang Zhongjing is in Guiyang, I will go and invite him in person. "

"Brother Kun can invite you as soon as possible, and just ask him to come to Xiangyang. You should take good care of Lingling." Zhang Yun planned to leave first.

Liu Qi then went to Chen County by water, intending to take Zhang Ji away to Xiangyang, but at this time Zhang Ji's medical school had all moved to Jiangxia.

After Sun Quan slaughtered Jiangxia, due to the poor disposal of the corpses at that time, there were many plagues in Jiangxia city. In order to prevent the plague from spreading to the navy, Liu Bei transferred Zhangji's medical school to Jiangxia for disposal.

Tired of running around for several days, Liu Qi rested in Chen County for a few days, and he took a boat again to go to Jiangxia to hire someone.

It was the midsummer of July at this time, Cao Cao had finished his rest in Xudu, and began to attack Jingzhou southward one after another. The news spread like wings.

When Liu Qi came to Jiangxia, he saw that Zhang Ji's medical school was busy all day, so he could only stay in the city and wait.

With the war imminent, it was impossible for Zhuge Liang to send Zhang Ji to Xiangyang. If such a capable person was sent to Cao Cao, the inaccuracy would no longer be a problem for the Northern Army.

In August of the 13th year of Jian'an, Liu Biao died of illness in Xiangyang. Cai Mao and Kuai Yue supported his youngest son Liu Cong as the Lord of Jingzhou. Liu Qi looked north to the Yangtze River and wept when he heard the news.

Wenpin couldn't resist the locust-like Cao army in Wancheng, so he could only retreat to the south slowly, and sent people to Xiangyang to ask for reinforcements.

Although Liu Cong was intelligent, he was only 14 years old after all. He encountered Cao Cao's thunderous forces when he succeeded to the throne.

The ministers who originally supported Liu Qi were either demoted by Kuai Yue and Cai Mao, or fled from right and wrong places on their own initiative. At this time, all the remaining people in Xiangyang are pro-Cao.

The so-called shade under the big tree, Cao Cao's tree is far more luxuriant than Liu Biao's, and the change of lord has no effect on them. Those who should be officials will continue to be officials, and even be promoted because of their merits.

Kuai Yue, prefect of Zhangling, advised Liu Cong, saying: "The so-called obedience has a general principle, and the strength and weakness have a fixed trend. It is against the way to reject the master by the people and ministers. It is dangerous to control China with the newly created Chu. It is better to surrender the master Cao, to protect the people of Jingzhou."

Only a few days after Liu Congcai succeeded to the throne, he hesitated and said, "You said you want to help Cong govern Jingzhou and preserve my father's foundation, but Cong has only been on the throne for a few days, so you want to persuade me to surrender?"

Fu Xun added: "At one time and another, Cao Cao was ordered by the emperor not to be a minister. At that time, he was weak and could defeat the powerful Yuan Shao. Now he came with millions of armor. How can the people of Jingzhou treat him? Dare I ask the lord himself? How is it compared to Duke Cao?"

"Cong is not as good as..." Liu Cong replied softly.

Fu Xun said with a smile: "Since that's the case, why do you need to use the mantis' arms as a cart?"

Liu Cong: ...

"Prime Minister Cao treats scholars with kindness and benevolence. My lord, you don't have to worry. You can protect yourself by surrendering Cao. Uncle will not lie to you." After Cai Mao said this, all the officials in Jingzhou agreed.

Seeing that the ministers agreed, Liu Cong agreed to surrender the whole state to Cao Cao.

At the beginning of September, when Cao Cao's army arrived in Xinye, Liu Cong ordered Wen to offer a letter of surrender.

Cao Cao received the letter of descent, followed south into Xiangyang, and ordered Cao Ren to continue south to take Jiangling, and the north bank of the Yangtze River fell into Cao Cao's hands for a short time.

Liu Cong's surrender to Cao was expected by Zhuge Liang, and Liu Bei, on Zhuge Liang's suggestion, submitted to the imperial court to protect Liu Qi as the governor of Jingzhou.

Lantian was very concerned about the situation in Jingzhou. During this time, he sent many scouts to Jiangbei. When he heard the news that Cao Cao was going south and Liu Cong surrendered, he decisively sent Gao Shun soldiers out of Xiangxiang to take Wuling, and sent Gan Ning to Youxian County to take Changsha. .

Taking all the four counties in Jingnan and occupying the initiative in the battle of the Yangtze River is the strategy of Lantian and Zhuge Liang without telling Liu Bei.

Chapter 114 Jinxuan: Play with dignity

Wuling County is the county with the largest area among the four Jingnan counties, but its population is almost the same as that of Guiyang County. The west side of Wuling borders Yizhou, and the south borders Jiaozhou. There are many foreigners in the west and south (now Chongqing, Guizhou, etc. land), those places are sparsely populated and scattered, and the entire economic and political center is concentrated in the Linyuan area in the northeast.

To capture Wuling County, as long as Linyuan is captured, the battle will be settled, and Gao Shun slowly advances northward as planned.

At this time, Gan Ning had led his army to You County and asked Liu Pan to send troops to capture Changsha.

Liu Pan was a little hesitant: "Changsha is originally under the rule of Jingzhou, so why raise troops to fight for it? Besides, Mr. Cong is the new lord of Jingzhou, and the eldest son is just the prefect of Lingling..."

Gan Ning said: "Recently, Cao Cao went south to Jingzhou. Liu Cong listened to the flattery and surrendered the state. Now the north of the Yangtze River has fallen into the hands of Cao bandits. Liu Shijun has declared that the eldest son is the governor of Jingzhou, and the four counties in southern Jing have been brought under control. Why not?"

"When did this happen?" Liu Pan asked in shock.

"In the past few days, Eldest Young Master has already known about it in Jiangxia, and the news will reach all places soon." Gan Ning said firmly.

In ancient times, the spread of news was slow. When Liu Bei announced that Liu Qi was the governor of Jingzhou, Lantian took action directly.

The decisive battle with Cao Jun is about to take place, and what is seized is time.

"Then Guiyang and Wuling also want to..." Liu Pan asked again.

"Prefect Zhao of Guiyang County has long been loyal to the eldest son. Mr. Ziyu has sent General Gao Shun to fetch Wuling, and now only Changsha is left for the general to fetch." Gan Ning replied.

"General, since the Eldest Prince succeeds as the Lord of Jingzhou, we should obey his orders." Zhonglang General Huang Zhong reminded.

"Then I will prepare my troops immediately, but the people of Changsha are also the people of Jingzhou, it is better not to fight if they can do nothing." Liu Pan suggested.

Gan Ning nodded, "Mr. Ziyu also meant the same thing. As long as Prefect Han is knowledgeable and sensible, we will naturally not use swords and guns, but the general should understand that it is useless to reason with a solid tongue... ..."

"I understand." Liu Pan also nodded, this kind of reasoning was simple to him.

Gan Ning and Liu Pan joined forces with 1 soldiers and went north to Linxiang, where Changsha ruled. The defenders here recognized Liu Pan's soldiers and horses.

The prefect Han Xuan thought that Liu Pan had some kind of military action. The last time such a large-scale army crossed the border, it was the eldest son Liu Qi who went south by water.

Han Xuan smiled and came out of the city to work in the army, but he felt that the atmosphere was not right as soon as he walked outside the city.

"General Liu, where are you going?"

Liu Pan clasped his fists and said, "I am here to take over Changsha under the order of the general."

Han Xuan almost fell off his horse after hearing this, thinking that Liu Cong, a yellow-mouthed child, has not been in power for a long time, and he will reach out to Jingnan so soon?

"Ahem, what kind of joke did General Liu say? A few days ago, the lord of the government sent a reward when he took office. You..." Han Xuan didn't understand.

"Liu Cong has surrendered the entire state to the Cao bandits, and everything north of the Yangtze River has fallen into the enemy's hands. The eldest son of Liu Yuzhou is the governor of Jingzhou. Now you still recognize Liu Cong as the master?" Liu Pan asked.

Han Xuan was surprised, and thought that the speed of the boss change was too fast.

"Is there any other consideration for the eunuch?" Gan Ning couldn't help asking when he saw that this guy was a little slow.

"No...don't dare...don't dare, Han Xuan is willing to be loyal to the eldest son, please enter the city..." At this time, Han Xuan was outside the city, how could he dare to say no?

After Changsha County was easily won, whether the prefect of Changsha will be replaced will have to wait for Liu Qi to be appointed, and all military affairs in the county will be taken over by Liu Pan.

Afterwards, Gan Ning led his troops to support Gao Shun's capture of Wuling by water.