Dragon map of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 471 Liu Yan's Ambition II

Outside Mianzhu City.

barracks.

This military camp was built on a large mountain. In front of the mountain were school yards opened up one by one, and around the foot of the mountain were rows of wooden barracks. The living area and the training area were separated, which looked neat and orderly.

Flying a battle flag at the highest point of the barracks, the flag has gold characters on a blue background, embroidered with two majestic Chinese characters, Dongzhou.

This is the Eastern State Army.

After Liu Yan entered Yizhou, the Dongzhou Army gathered hundreds of thousands of refugees from Jingxiang and Guanzhong, and then took the young and strong, and established an army with a strength of as many as [-].

You must know that the war against Mushan by the princes of the world involved the whole world and caused chaos in countless places. Sun Jian, the prefect of Changsha, went all the way to the north, and Nanyang in Jingzhou was disrupted. If there is a war, there will naturally be refugees. In the war, countless homes were destroyed. After losing their homes, they can only wander around. On the other hand, Yizhou is located in the land of abundance, surrounded by dangers and fertile land. , the food was sufficient, and Liu Yan did not send troops to crusade against Mushan. On the contrary, Li Zongwei made great efforts to stabilize Yizhou during this period.

Liu Yan did not refuse the refugees who entered Yizhou, but took this opportunity to form his own direct line of troops, named Dongzhou Army.

Although the Dongzhou Army has not experienced the baptism of the battlefield, and the fighting spirit of the soldiers is lacking in the battlefield, they are well-equipped and equipped with powerful weapons. The large ballista can be shot from 500 meters away. Each battalion is equipped with ten. It is a death harvester, so their combat effectiveness is at least [-]% of that of ordinary battlefield soldiers.

This army was built with all the power Liu Yan can control now, and it was Liu Yan's greatest reliance to get rid of the control of the Yizhou gentry.

At the beginning Liu Yan entered Yizhou with the support of the Yizhou gentry, but now that he has settled in Yizhou, these gentry have become his checks and balances, and the military and political power in Yizhou is still controlled by the Yizhou gentry officials. He will never allow it.

He is Yizhou Mu, and Yizhou can only have one voice, which is his Liu Yan's voice.

"How is the training of the soldiers?" Liu Yan walked on the school field with his hands behind his back, looking at each of the soldiers who were training, and asked in a deep voice.

"My lord, the current training of the soldiers is going very well. The battalions have already achieved a certain level of fighting power. Give us a little more time, and we will be able to be elite soldiers, even if we are not afraid of hundreds of thousands of troops."

The one who answered Liu Yan was Dong Fu, Dong Maoan, who was originally a servant of the imperial court. Later, Liu Yan went south to Yizhou, and he followed him south as an aide.

He is considered Liu Yan's most loyal subordinate.

"Mao'an, we may not have much time now, you have to train them all as soon as possible, otherwise even if we can't sit still in Yizhou, if there is any problem, we foreigners will suffer." Liu Yan said His expression was a little gloomy.

"My lord, did something happen?" Dong Fu's pupils tightened slightly, and he asked in a low voice.

"Ugh!"

Liu Yan sighed, and then said: "Jia Long is becoming more and more dissatisfied with me now. A few days ago, he wanted to personally arrange the prefect of Berkshire, but I refused, and the candidates he proposed were also rejected by me. .”

When he was speaking, Liu Yan's expression was tinged with hostility, gloomy as ice: "I am the state shepherd of Yizhou, but all matters in Yizhou are decided by him, Jia Long, even though Jia Long welcomes me into Yizhou , but deceive me like this, where should I be placed? It's not the generation of Liu Zhuan and Liu Xie, how can we tolerate him."

"My lord, be careful!" Dong Fu heard the words, and looked around cautiously.

Although the Dongzhou military camp is the safest place in Yizhou in his heart, the eyes of the Yizhou gentry are all-pervasive. Their roots in Yizhou are too deep, and no one can guarantee that few of their subordinates will The gentry who took refuge in Yizhou, the Dong family was the first family in Yizhou, and they had military power and political power, so they had to guard against it.

"This is the military camp of Dongzhou. I feel at ease like a mountain. If you are still afraid of this beast, why do you suppress a state?"

Liu Yan said coldly, looking all around with disdain.

He is a dignified shepherd of the state and sits in a state. If he dares not even say a word in his own barracks, then he will be too weak first.

"My lord, you still need to be careful." Although Dong Fu admired Liu Yan's courage, but with such a personality, he still maintained a calm and careful voice, and said in a deep voice: "Jia Long has a great foundation in Yizhou. The clan is the number one gentry in Yizhou, and we cannot turn against them unless we are forced to. Once a fight breaks out, the lord’s position in Yizhou will be in jeopardy. The most important point is that we have no ability to fight head-on with them now. Dongzhou soldiers have a certain fighting power, but Jia Long has the entire strength of Yizhou in his hands, if we fight, we will suffer, and even be taken advantage of by outsiders!"

"But you can see the current situation. I have nowhere to go." Liu Yan shook his head and said, "If I want to stay in Yizhou, Jia Long must be eliminated!"

He is very determined. No matter what, he must get rid of Jia Long. He cannot become Jia Long's puppet. The more this drags on, the more people will be disappointed in him. Only then can he truly sit firmly in Yizhou.

"It's not impossible to get rid of Jia Long."

Dong Fu is a counselor. He suggested that Liu Yan enter Yizhou at the beginning. He said that Yizhou has the emperor's spirit, which made Liu Yan tempted. In his opinion, Yizhou is the best place to recuperate and recuperate. On the ground, he saw the chaos of the Han Dynasty in the future, and only Yizhou can be the foundation. Once the turmoil is under, Yizhou can be attacked and defended, and it is the place where the dragon can achieve hegemony.

A cold light flashed in his eyes: "We only need to solve three problems, and Jia Long can be eliminated!"

"Say!"

Liu Yan walked while talking, and he and Dong Fu had already walked out of the school grounds and walked to the path in the mountains.

"First, a thousand troops are easy to get, but a general is hard to find!"

Dong Fu clasped his hands and said: "We have soldiers from Dongzhou, they can conquer Yizhou, but someone who is not in charge of the army is training for the lord, so I can try it, but I can lead the army for the lord, I don't have the ability."

"Mao'an is humble. You have been familiar with the art of war since you were a child, and you have done the military training well. There must be no problem in leading troops."

Liu Yan frowned. Dong Fu was the only one who could use it in his hands, trust him, and be able to take charge of it alone.

"My lord, Zhao Kuo is very familiar with the art of war, but the last general is incompetent, and the whole army is still exhausted. I don't want to serve the lord, but I don't want the only army of the lord to be destroyed in my hands. Then it will be difficult for the lord to gain a foothold in the future." state."

Dong Fu said sincerely.

When he said that, Liu Yan was in a dilemma. He didn't know that it would be difficult for Dong Fu to lead the army. As a civil servant, he was somewhat lacking, and he had no experience in leading troops, so it was even more difficult.

"Mao'an, you also know that although there are many talents under my command, there are also many people who march and fight!" Liu Yan walked to a stone pavilion on the mountainside, looked down, stared at the barracks of the Dongzhou Army, and watched One by one, the soldiers who were sweating said, "There is no one who I can absolutely trust that they will not unite with the Yizhou gentry. You are the only one."

"I also know the situation of the lord, so I find someone for the lord, who can be the lord!"

Dong Fu cupped his hands and said.

"Who is it?" A scorching light flashed across Liu Yan's eyes.

"Zhang Ren, Zhang Gongyi!"

Dong Fu said.

"Who is this person?" Liu Yan asked, for Dong Fu to recommend him, he must have passed the level of trust, and he wanted to know who could get Dong Fu to be like him.

"He was originally from Shu County. He was a young knight-errant. He acted bravely when he saw justice, and he was known as a chivalrous man. He also offended the Jia family because of this. In the end, he was beheaded by the masters of the Jia family. The whole family was burned, and he was the only one. Breaking out of the encirclement with a single gun."

Dong Fu said in detail: "Since then, he disappeared in the land of Bashu. It is rumored that he fled to Hebei, and even worshiped under the disciple of Tong Yuan, a spear prodigy in Hebei, to learn martial arts and spear skills. Now that he has finished his studies, he wants to find Jia Long. Revenge, but this person has an excellent mind and is not a reckless man. Although he has martial arts skills, there are also masters among the rangers supported by the Jia family. It is quite difficult to seek revenge by himself, so he took advantage of us When recruiting soldiers, he sneaked into the barracks and even entered my barracks at night, confessing everything, he even saw through our intention to recruit the Dongzhou Army, so he wanted to use our power to take revenge."

"You believe what he said?" Liu Yan narrowed his eyes: "What if he is the bait released by the Yizhou gentry?"

"I never believed him so easily!"

Dong Fu shook his head: "But after a month's investigation and assessment, I found that what he said is basically true, and my lord sees the situation of the Dongzhou Army now, it's not the subordinate's ability, but the subordinate's use of his military training skills He is not only unfathomable in martial arts, but also superior in strategy and tactics. He is a rare good general. I wanted to recommend him for a long time, but I have never had the chance After all, now that Jia Long is staring down at us, I don't dare to expose Zhang Ren's identity unless it is absolutely necessary."

"Such a talented person, God helped me." Liu Yan pondered for a while, but still chose to believe Dong Fu's eyes: "You let him come to see me at night."

"promise!"

"Then there are two more questions. What are the questions?" Liu Yan asked again.

"Second question, Zhang Lu!" Dong Fu spat out a name.

"What's wrong with Zhang Lu's town in Hanzhong?" Liu Yan narrowed his eyes. He married Zhang Lu's mother, and Zhang Lu was his son. He trusted Zhang Lu quite a bit.

"My lord, Zhang Lu killed Zhang Xiu and monopolized Hanzhong. I'm afraid his heart is no longer above the lord's."

Dong Fu said: "If when we encircle and suppress Jia Long, if he sends troops from Hanzhong to support Jia Long, won't it mean that all our previous efforts will be wasted. We must guard against this person."

"Zhang Lu?"

Liu Yan's eyes became darker, and he took a deep breath: "I'm still willing to trust him, but you're right, you have to be careful, I will find a way to get him back for a job review, and keep him in Cheng- All, hold him steady."

"My lord is wise!"

Dong Fu nodded, and then continued: "The last question, if you want to get rid of Jia Long, you must appease the Yizhou gentry!"

"Doesn't Jia Long represent the Yizhou gentry?"

Liu Yan was puzzled.

"My lord, you are wrong. Jia Long is just Jia Long, and he can only represent the Jia clan."

Dong Fudao: "The Yizhou gentry have common interests, so they can gather together. As long as we don't deal with the entire Yizhou gentry, then we have the opportunity to drive them apart. Don't think of them being too united. The big families are still the same. There must be quite a few people who are fighting openly and secretly, who don't like Jia's growing up, if we can break the trust among the gentry, we will not be able to get rid of Jia Long and the Jia family."

"How do you say it?" Liu Yan became interested.

"Win Zhao and Huang!" Dong Fu said.

"Are you sure?" Liu Yan's eyes lit up.

"I think it's worth a try!"

Dong Fudao: "Huang Quan must have ambitions, and Zhao Ti, the eldest son of the Zhao family, is a useful person. As long as we recruit them, then more than half of the power of the Yizhou gentry will be available to us!"

"Then go and try it yourself!"

Liu Yan said.

"My lord, don't worry, I will be able to convince them!" Dong Fu nodded with great confidence in his expression.

……

……

The night was dark.

Eastern State Barracks.

In a wing room of Zhongying, Liu Yan was kneeling on the desk, holding a set of bamboo slips in his hand. He is a diligent person, and he wholeheartedly regards Yizhou as the place where he came from, so naturally he must do his best. govern this land.

"These barbarians are restless again!"

He looked at a memorial sent from Yongchang County in his hand, with a gloomy expression.

The southern part of Yizhou, Yizhou County, and Yong'an County are actually out of his control. These places are full of mountains and forests, and there are miasma and beasts everywhere. They are the territories of those barbarians, and their management has been weak since ancient times.

"Forget it, after I stabilize Yizhou, I will deal with you!"

Liu Yan put the bamboo slips aside.

Then read other playbooks.

After about a child.

"Tuk Tuk!"

There was a knock on the door outside.

"Come in!"

Liu Yan raised his head and spoke.

"Subordinate Zhang Ren, pay homage to Mr. Envoy!" Zhang Ren looks about 30 years old, but he is very mature, with a stable temperament and a trace of bookishness. If he doesn't say it, no one really thinks he will He is a ranger with high martial arts skills, and he will only think that he is a scholar.

"You are Zhang Gongyi?"

Liu Yan narrowed his eyes slightly, he stayed up late at night, just waiting for this person to meet him, he was a little surprised when he saw this young man whom Dong Fu admired very much, a general has the temperament of a scholar, this alone made his first impression changed for the better.

"It's just below..."

Zhang Ren was about to salute, but suddenly a shadow flashed across his eyes, his crouching body suddenly jumped up, his five fingers clenched into a fist, and he punched out, the punch was like a cold blade, and he came straight to Liu Yan.

Liu Yan turned pale in shock, unable to react.

"How dare you?"

Liu Yan's left and right two guards with strong martial arts were always protecting Liu Yan's safety. Seeing this scene, they rushed out from left to right and drew their swords to face each other.

boom!
Zhang Ren's fist was like a mountain, and he directly split the bodies of the two guards. His momentum was inappropriate, but he easily passed Liu Yan's body, leaving Liu Yan unscathed. His fist hit a screen behind Liu Yan.

"what!"

Behind the screen, a faint black shadow fell down in response. It was a person, wearing night clothes, as if he was one with the darkness. After he was injured by a punch, he rolled several times and landed in the middle of the barracks, exposed to the eyes of everyone. under.

"Thief, spy on my lord, what's your intention?"

Zhang Ren withdrew his fist, Wei An's body stood in front of Liu Yan, looked coldly at the figure injured by his punch, and shouted sharply.

(End of this chapter)