Three Kingdoms: The Yellow Turbans finally revolt

Chapter 508 Will Hunt Jiangdong
Liu Qing stayed in Shu County for one day, and the next day he marched his army to Danyang County.

At the same time, Zhou Tai's navy set out from Yuzhang and was waiting for Liu Qing's army at the ferry in Xiang'an County in advance.

Xiang'an County is the easternmost county in Lujiang County. After crossing the river to the southeast, it is Chungu County in Danyang County. Chungu County is only one day away from Wanling in Danyang County.

On the other hand, Jushou led an army of 5000 troops, set off from Liyang, the governor of Yangzhou, crossed Niuzhu, and marched into Wanling. As for Chen Wenfang's few navy troops, they were almost wiped out by Gan Ning. Now the navy led by Gan Ning The army has expanded to [-] people, and no one can match it on the river in Yangzhou.

Liu Bei on the east line started from Yangxian and went west along Lishui to reach Wanling directly.

The three-way army has a total of 15 land and water, not including the personnel responsible for escorting food and providing assistance. If all of them are added, the total number will exceed 20.

Liu Qing said: I have never fought such a rich battle in my life.

Compared to Liu Qing's comfort, the people in Yangdan County were like ants in a hot pot at this time. Chen Wen lived in the state capital after he came in, and never even returned home.

The Zhou brothers came to the mansion early in the morning to discuss countermeasures together. However, when they learned of the disparity in strength between the enemy and ourselves, they all felt that there was nothing they could do.

Several people sat silently for a while, without saying a word. After a long time, Zhou Xin said, "Brother Chen, I have something to say. I don't know if I should say it or not?"

As he spoke, Liu Qing waved his hand, and a dozen people behind him walked over and took away the seals of the prefectural and county government offices, together with the register of household registration, and the swords representing Zhou Xin and Zhou Ang.

The sun was westward, and dusk was approaching. Finally, at the end of the official road, a city appeared again.

Chen Wen's expression showed that he also had self-knowledge, and King Bohai would not let him go.

Zhou Xin said: "At this point, Duke Yuan has gone, and we are in a stalemate here. Who are we fighting for? Brother Chen? Or my Zhou family?"

Dian Wei curled his lips and replied, "Here!"

After all, the army set out again to kill Wanling in mighty force, and the cavalry front line was fast. Because of this, the official roads in the land are extremely wide and flat, mainly in Danyang County. This road is the main channel for goods distribution, so we pay special attention to the construction of this channel. .

Two hours later, they arrived at the so-called Spring Valley City. To Liu Qing's surprise, the city gate was wide open, and there were bustling crowds coming in and out at the gate.

As he said that, he waved, and a dozen people followed him. All of them were Yuan Jun who surrendered with Ji Ling.

"Cutting off the official position, I will never be hired for the rest of my life! The Zhou family in Kuaiji confiscated all their land and only kept some according to the standards of ordinary people."

"Brother, there is no turning back when we start work, but you have thought about it?" Zhou Ang confirmed.

Chen Wenmo remained silent, already guessing what Zhou Xin wanted to express.

Outside the city there is a prison car with a wooden fence, and a person is imprisoned in it. Although he is imprisoned, he is well-dressed and neat, and he can tell his identity is extraordinary at a glance.

Looking directly outside the city gate, more than a dozen people were kneeling neatly. The two leaders were tightly bound. Behind them, there were people of various identities kneeling. There are lacquer boxes, and there are people holding various documents.

"Benevolently, the King of Bohai is here for Sun Jian?" Chen Wen could only think of Sun Jian, and a fight broke out between the two sides in Yuzhang just now.

The three brothers expressed their opinions one after another, which can be regarded as an attitude towards Chen Wen and an attitude of fighting side by side with Chen Wen.

"Brother, why did you say that?" Zhou Qiang said.

"Thank you for your magnanimity, the guilty minister takes orders!" As he spoke, Zhou Xin lowered his head.

Chen Wen's words surprised Zhou Ang and the two of them. Unexpectedly, Chen Wen was silent for a long time, and it was so fatal to bite back. If King Bohai listened to him, they might also...

"You just let him, he is still wearing a sinful body."

Chen Wen raised his head, glanced at Liu Qing expressionlessly, and said, "Ba Zhi has taken good care of me, but unfortunately, he stands in front of the great cause of the lord. To get rid of him, I'm just following orders."

Zhou Xin also said: "Now Danyang County is weak, and the two thousand soldiers in the county can be incorporated into Brother Chen's command, which is convenient for command."

The gentry are self-interested and can sell anything, it really is unbelievable!
Liu Qing moved a few steps with his horse's hoof, came to the prison cart, and asked: "Ba Zhi was really killed by you?"

Liu Qing glanced at the prison car, and Chen Wen also looked back at him. However, he neither quibbled nor even refuted. The mighty governor of the state seemed to have accepted his fate.

"Brother, what should I do?" Zhou Yu spoke first.

Zhou Ang's words turned the already depressed atmosphere into despair.

If the question of who to fight for is not clear, it is meaningless to stick to it. Chen Wen looked at Zhou Ang who had just escaped from the Jiujiang battlefield.

Zhou Yu said inadvertently, "You two elder brothers, what you said just now is what I and an outsider think. As for how to fight against the enemy, the two elder brothers need to discuss with Chen Shijun."

Not long after, Ji Lingxiang came back without incident.

"I'm afraid it's not just Sun Jian!" Zhou Yu spoke out again, "Sun Jian, Liu Biao, Liu Yan."

Zhou Xin nodded in praise.
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On the bank of the river, Liu Qing landed on the shore, looking at the magnificent warships in front of him and behind him, he was also moved with emotion. Now the navy has taken shape.

"Jiujiang Governor Zhou Ang." Zhou Ang replied by himself.

Liu Qing rode forward and asked, "Who are you?"

Coincidentally, he also knew that Ba Zhi was not only a member of the Bohai Kingdom, but also a former minister of the Bohai King. Just because of this, the Bohai King might find it difficult to tolerate Chen Wen.

Zhou Ang also immediately replied: "Brother Chen, I didn't bring back many soldiers and horses this time, but I can hand over all of them to you to command together!"

Empty city plan?
Liu Qing couldn't help being curious, what did Chen Wen do?
"Dian Wei, take a few people and go up to have a look." Liu Qing ordered.

"The joint attack of the three armies, why didn't they come here for me?"

Dian Wei was about to go when he heard Ji Ling yelling, "My lord, you can leave such trivial matters to the criminals!"

Chen Wen really felt ashamed about this matter. He was originally a member of the Yuan family, but later he was elected as an official in Yangzhou. When the Yuan family exerted influence on Yangzhou, Chen Wen had the same glory for a while, but with the decline of the Yuan family, Yuan Shao died in the end. At the same time, Chen Wen also lost his allies. The people who were standing with him suddenly attacked him in the dark and betrayed him.

"Renming, tell me." Zhou Xin urged.

Chen Wen was dragged away, Liu Qing went back to Zhou Ang, looked at the nervous two people, and said, "Don't worry, since this king has surrendered, he won't kill and surrender!"

Zhou Xin said lightly: "At this point, the only way to do it is to act first."

Zhou Yu said again: "Since we know that we are invincible, and Yuan Gong has gone, why don't we dismiss the soldiers and open all the gates of the city? I will bind myself to the King of Bohai. With the magnanimity of the King of Bohai, we will surely It won't kill me, I haven't heard that the king of Bohai has killed and surrendered."

Now, Liu Qing has also enjoyed the benefits, and quickly marched into the army.

"Since you have pleaded guilty, Dianwei, drag it down, behead it, hang it at the city gate, and show it to the public for three days."

Zhou Yu closed his eyes and sighed, and immediately replied: "The king of Bohai came with a large army, which is unprecedented. He didn't come here just for me."

"No matter what his plan is, send an order to go down, bypass the Spring Valley, and attack Wanling with all our strength. Among the three armies, our side is the closest. This king will win this battle! Dianwei, let's go!" Liu Qing ordered.

"This person is the murderer of Balao, Chen Wen!" Zhou Xin said.

"I think the two of you surrendered in time and did not cause civil disorder, but the death penalty can be avoided..." Liu Qing paused, and the two of them trembled.

The two kneeling were naturally Zhou Xin and Zhou Ang. They listened to their younger brother Zhou Yu's words and captured Chen Wen overnight and put them in the prison cart, while they themselves were bound under the city.

Wanling City has arrived.

Zhou Yu counted them one by one, Chen Wen was speechless, and the Zhou brothers were speechless.

However, when he got close enough and could probably see the people outside the city gate, Liu Qing said that he really didn't understand.

Liu Qing shook his head, and ordered: "Order Gao Lan to lead the troops and horses of the headquarters to station outside the city, so as to keep the grain and road safe. Let's go, go straight to Wanling."

Zhou Yu explained: "Of the six counties in Yangzhou, the King of Bohai has already controlled four of them. Our owners are only Danyang and Kuaiji counties, but Kuaiji is barbaric and sparsely populated. Therefore, only Danyang County is left for our side. , Danyang's bravery, although well-known, has sent soldiers to the Yuan family for several years, and now Danyang has no recruits to recruit, how can we deal with it? How can the king of Bohai mobilize troops for us?"

Zhou Yu also took a silent look at Chen Wen. Although he was not in the official circles of Yangzhou, he had heard about the Yangzhou incident. The former governor of Yangzhou, Ba Zhi, was the victim of Chen Wen.

Zhou Ang reluctantly agreed.

Zhou Yu reminded again, "The two elder brothers must bring enough troops. Chen Wen is not a careless person, so it is not ruled out that he can guess."

Zhou Xin said: "Think it over, there is no time, the army of the King of Bohai is already crossing the river, and after it is completed, it will reach Wanling in one day, and now, this is the only way. The Zhou family has a big matter, if the King of Bohai charges him with treason, he will have to join his family."

"My lord, the general has already asked the people, and they told the general that Chen Wen never gave an order to say that there was a war, and there was no ambush in the city. Do you want to occupy it?"

Jin Ge's horseshoe stepped on the street paved with bluestone in Wanling, making a "da da" sound, Liu Qing looked around, not wanting to see the old governor who had never met in his heart.

After crossing the river for several days, there was no resistance, and there were even people from the village around. The unusual thing made people very puzzled.

"Where's this one?" Liu Qing pointed to Zhou Ang who was beside Zhou Xin.

"Zhongming, what is the strength of the Jushou army?"

Dian Wei immediately gathered his men and horses, walked out along the way, formed a long team, and headed east.

Zhou Xin and Zhou Ang nodded if they had something to do, and gradually agreed with their younger brother Zhou Yu's opinion. When they looked at Chen Wen again, they saw Chen Wen's face was dark, obviously they didn't agree with Zhou Yu's statement.

Zhou Ang followed Zhou Xin's actions and expressed his gratitude.

"Oh, my Zhou family in Kuaiji, if we moved closer to the side of the Lujiang River and served the court, we would not have come to such a field. Looking at it now, fortunately, Ren was young and served Yuan Shao with us. Now that Yuan Shao is gone, we I'm afraid the official career with Zhongming has come to an end, Renming, the Zhou family will rely on you!" Zhou Xin said.

After the meeting was over, the Zhou brothers gathered in Zhou Xin's mansion, and as soon as they returned to the mansion, the three of them went into the study.

"Zhongming, tonight you and I will lead our troops to attack the Chen Mansion at night, capture Chen Wen, and present it to the King of Bohai." Zhou Xin said.

Zhou Ang shook his head and replied: "The generals are not afraid of death, and their morale is high. I am invincible. I also agree with my brother. It is meaningless for us to stick to it now. What's more, Jushou is still invincible, and the army of King Bohai is even more unstoppable." , knowing that there is a dead end, why bother to take this deadly road?"

"Naturally, there is self-knowledge. Given the disparity in the strength of the two sides, Chen Wen has no chance of winning even if he is defending the natural danger. He will definitely lose in a field battle outside the city, and defending the city is not a good idea. If I were Chen Wen, I would flee into the city right now." In the vast mountains of Kuaiji, live with the Shanyue people." Guo Jia joked.

"Let's talk about it, why didn't Chen Wen defend the natural danger?" Liu Qing asked.

Zhou Ang looked surprised, and looked at Zhou Xin, "Brother, do you want to..."

"Then what about that one over there?" Liu Qing pointed at the prison car with his whip.

This posture, one can tell at a glance that it is about to give up the city, and usually this kind of behavior cannot be faked, because Liu Qing only needs to give an order, and the horseshoes will roll over, and they will not even have time to close the city gate.

Looking at the posture outside the city gate, it is obvious that the city does not intend to defend it.

Zhou Xin felt bitter in his heart. In this way, his two brothers were equivalent to being demoted to common people. Fortunately, there is still a third brother, and there is still a glimmer of hope for the future of the Zhou family. He also went to work for Yuan Shao.

Chen Wen replied: "What Tai Ming wants to say, you might as well speak it out."

Zhou Xin took the words and replied: "Back to Your Majesty, the criminal is Zhou Xin, the prefect of Danyang County, and I am here to welcome you here, and I will plead guilty to your Majesty!"

Liu Qing made a look, and a guard stepped forward to untie him, and the two saluted Liu Qing again, but Liu Qing ignored him and led the army directly into the city.

Several people look at me, I look at you, and finally, Qi Qi looked at Zhou Yu who had not paid [-] yuan. As Zhou Xin and Zhou Ang's younger brothers, the two brothers believed that the younger brother's mind was better than theirs.

Xu Shu said: "As Feng Xiao said, there is no chance of winning in a field battle. Chen Wen decided to defend the city."

Liu Qing watched from a distance, Dian Wei leaned aside and said, "My lord, this Ji Ling is very good at taking credit!"

"Hahaha! I, Chen Wen, don't regret my death, but the lord's great cause has not been accomplished!" Chen Wen threatened, turned to look at Brother Zhou Ang, and then said to Liu Qing: "Shameless villain, first by Ba Zhi, then by me!" Chen Wen, if you use them, sooner or later you will be betrayed by others!"

It's a pity that Liu Qing couldn't hear the "little master" with his own ears after all.

Chen Wen was beheaded, Zhou Xin and Zhou Ang surrendered, representing the last resistance force in Yangzhou, and it has been cleared that it has been withdrawn. Next, Liu Yao will come to the stage to clean up the government and develop farming. This is the land of fish and rice in the future, with full potential. At that time, support from the South may also be needed.

This victory is a victory of deterrence. In just one day, one county was won, which undoubtedly created a new record.

The next step is to join the three armies and march into Jingzhou.

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