Three Kingdoms New Emperor

Chapter 778 It's Time
Have you ever remembered that before Liu Xie Changan entered Hanzhong, he wrote a secret letter in the oath hall.And that secret letter, after being read by Li Ru, was sent to Jia Xu in Jingzhou.

As for the matter in Jingzhou, we have to start from the time of the Battle of Guandu.After the war between Yuan and Cao and the entry of the Han Dynasty, Liu Biao, the shepherd of Jingzhou, was very sad.Because he was just like before, following the instructions of Yuan Shao, the eldest brother in the north, and mobilized some troops to contain Cao Cao.Unexpectedly, it was that move that completely angered Liu Xie, the leader of the Han Dynasty.

At that time, Liu Xie was still conspiring to order Liu Bei from Yuzhou to go north, hoping to muddy the waters of the Central Plains War, so that the Han Dynasty could fish in troubled waters.However, Liu Biao's routine addition to the chaos completely disrupted all the arrangements of the Han Dynasty.As a result, an imperial edict from the Han Dynasty announced to the world that Liu Biaowang was a relative of the emperor, but actually a traitor of the Han Dynasty, and that he did not want to serve the Han Dynasty, but instead helped the tyrant to abuse him.

That imperial edict was like a call to arms, which shocked Jingzhou up and down immediately.Liu Biao also quickly withdrew General Huang Zhong and sent envoys to Chang'an to plead guilty.However, this time, Liu Xie did not forgive Liu Biao as usual, instead, Liu Biao's envoys were shut down.Because at that time, Liu Xie was forced to set off on his way to aid Cao Cao.

Following the edict, Liu Bei, Mu of Yuzhou, Zhang He, General of Ningguo Zhonglang, and Tai Shici, General of Yubayashi Zhonglang, all responded to the edict to attack Jingzhou together.Before the war started, the little overlord of Jiangdong also said that he responded to the court's call and raised troops westward to Jiangxia.For a moment, the land of Jingzhou, which was almost devoid of wolf smoke, turned into ashes and blood stained the Great Dream Lake.Liu Biao, who was always full of guests and always full of wine, suddenly became the Yuan Shu who was conquered back then.Poor him, he couldn't figure it out, how did things suddenly become like this?
The next process is a bit simple.

The powerful world of the Han Dynasty has been seen by all. Even though the Han Dynasty fought on two fronts, Liu Biao still could not compete with the two powerful armies of Liu Bei and Sun Ce and the two auxiliary armies of the Han Dynasty.What's more, he made a mistake this time, and he couldn't argue with it. As soon as the four-way army entered the border of Jingzhou, all the counties and counties fell in anticipation.

Liu Biao urgently called for civil and military discussions, but suddenly found that the famous people who were once full of friends and talked about the world had long since disappeared.The rest of the confidants, civil and military, were also worried, and they made plans one after another, but how to ask the Han Dynasty to surrender.

Liu Biao, who has been sitting on the wall to watch the scenery of troubled times for six or seven years, was really full of sadness at that moment.But after all, Jingzhou is rich, and there are [-] armored people, and Yuan Shao in the north is also victorious. These objective conditions make him have illusions, thinking that he can use this opportunity to fight hard and get rid of the shadow of the Han Dynasty.

But when Liu Biao was still at odds with his confidants, civil and military, and he couldn't decide whether to fight or surrender, two pieces of news suddenly reached his ears: Jiangdong's little overlord Babai first landed in Jiangxia and lightly attacked Huangzu's barracks , greatly boosted the morale of the army.Afterwards the army gathered together, while listening to Zhou Yu, Huang Zu was lured out lightly, and Huang Zu was cut off under the horse.

In another place, Xu Shu, Liu Bei's new military adviser in Yuzhou, ordered Guan Yu to fight against Huang Zhong, who was guarding Fancheng.In the two battles, first Guan Yu did not take the opportunity to kill Huang Zhong when Huang Zhong's war horse stumbled, and then Huang Zhong respected Guan Yu's uprightness, and couldn't bear to hurt others with backstabs.At that time, Xu Shu saw that Huang Zhong had no fighting spirit, so he entered Fancheng on Qingqi to persuade Huang Zhong to surrender to Han.After Liu Bei captured Fancheng, the army went straight to Xiangyang...

Only then did Liu Biao realize that the situation was over, and he sent Kuai Liang to Guandu to beg Liu Xie to surrender.This time, Liu Xiecai agreed to Liu Biao's request to surrender, transferred Liu Biao to Chang'an, and handed over Jingzhou to Liu Bei for temporary control.

For Liu Xie, this result is naturally not perfect.

At that time, the battle of Guandu was at a critical moment, and Liu Xie didn't want to provoke Liu Bei to let the Zhongshan wolf stab the Han Dynasty in the back.Therefore, he could only hand over half of Jingzhou to Liu Bei.As for the four counties in the south, Liu Xie could only admit the established fact that Sun Ce occupied them.After all, besides Liu Bei, the one who can stab the Han Dynasty in the back is the little overlord Sun Ce.

So far, Jingzhou has been divided by the Han Dynasty, Liu Bei, and Sun Ce.

The only thing to be thankful for is that Zhang He and Tai Shici obeyed Liu Xie's instructions and did their best to extend the power of the Han Dynasty to the Wu Gorge area regardless of the gains and losses of a city or a place in the entire Jingzhou strategy.As a result, the sphere of influence of the Han Dynasty in that area was extremely narrow, and it was obvious at a glance that the Han Dynasty sought Jingzhou as Wuxia.

Then, unsurprisingly, when Jingzhou regained its tranquility, the Han army had a great fight with Gan Ning, the Jinfan bandit of Wu Gorge.

Gan Ning, courtesy name Xingba, was born in Linjiang, Berkshire.At that time, he was the magistrate of Shu County, and the history books said that Gan Ning "has little strength, but a good ranger".

However, the history books have used a lot of spring and autumn techniques for this famous general. The so-called "good ranger" is actually Gan Ning who often gathers a group of frivolous young men, carrying bows and arrows, with bird feathers on their heads, and bells on their bodies, wandering around. .Switching to Liu Xie's previous life, that group of people is a typical non-mainstream.It's just that this non-mainstream martial artist is very strong, Qingxia kills people, hides and flees, and has a great reputation.

In particular, Gan Ning is very ostentatious, going in and out, he is majestic, walking by train, and traveling by water is connected by light boat.The attendants wear splendid clothes, wherever they go, they are glorious.When staying, Jinxiu is often used to maintain the boat, and when leaving, it must be cut off and discarded to show its luxury.Because of this, people in central Shu are called "Jinfan Thief".

Such a scene would hardly have appeared in Liu Xie's previous life in the era of peace and the rule of law.But when the world was in turmoil in the Han Dynasty, such gangs were everywhere, but Gan Ning's ability was very strong, and they made a lot of noise.Yizhou Mu Liu Yan sent troops to deal with him several times, but he could not be completely eliminated.

Then Liu Yan endured his disgust and recruited Gan Ning, but it was a pity that he didn't pay much attention to Gan Ning. Gan Ning was a young man in his twenties, fearless of heaven and earth. This made Liu Yan extremely annoyed.In the end, Liu Yan was forced to launch a large-scale encirclement and suppression campaign. At that time, Gan Ning seemed to have gradually matured and stopped attacking others. He also studied the theories of various schools of thought and wanted to make a difference.Under internal and external difficulties, he led more than 800 people into Jingzhou and started a business without capital in the Three Gorges, waiting for the opportunity.

When Gan Ning was in turmoil in Jingzhou and his power rose sharply, it was Ning Guo Zhonglang Zhang Yun who first confronted Gan Ning.Zhang He was born as an orthodox general, and he didn't care much about grassroots bandits like Gan Ning. Although Zhang He admitted that Gan Ning had some skills, he still wanted to report to the Han Dynasty and fight for the common people. , Chased and beat Gan Ning several times.

And Gan Ning also seemed to dislike Zhang He. After several rounds of siege, Zhang He changed a lot and his troops were strict.But Gan Ning was bold and careful, brave and resourceful, so that the two fought for half a month, but neither of them could do anything to each other.

Therefore, this information was naturally sent to Chang'an by Jin Yiwei.

When Liu Xie learned that the gang of thieves blocking the Three Gorges turned out to be Gan Ning's Jinfan thieves, he immediately ordered Zhang Yun to retreat and replace him with the bold and loyal Tai Shici as a general. Take down Ganning.

Sure enough, although Gan Ning is brave and unparalleled, he is only a young man in his 20s. Under the trick of Jia Xu, an old fox who hides a needle in his cotton, he is unknowingly led out of the river by Jia Xu.Later, Jia Xu ordered Tai Shici and Gan Ning to fight each other.Tai Shici and Gan Ning are both men of blood and spirit, and their martial arts are equal, the more they fight, the more they cherish each other.Finally, after Jia Xu showed up to reveal his identity, Gan Ning got off his horse and decided to return to the Han Dynasty.

So far, the Three Gorges waterway has been completely opened up by the Han Dynasty, and Yizhou in the upper reaches is already in the pocket of the Han Dynasty.

Then, on the sixth day after Liu Xie received the news, the imperial court's edict was issued.It was said that the imperial court wanted to offend Liu Fan for ignoring the emperor's kindness and plotting to assassinate the emperor again, which is a heinous crime.At the same time, he severely reprimanded Yizhou for his disobedience to Wang Hua, his obedience and his obedience, and even his wolfish ambition to separate Yizhou from China.

The edict stated that Yizhou must send envoys to present Liu Fan's head to apologize within ten days.Otherwise, the emperor will personally lead the imperial army into Shu, and when the soldiers come to the city, the discipline and education will be destroyed!

This edict was introduced to Yizhou, and Yizhou, which was silent and strange, finally seemed to have been ignited by the gunpowder keg of the gunpowder line, and it was completely chaotic.The first to act was Liu Fan's younger brother Liu Dan, who joined forces with Zhengdong Zhonglang General Zhao Wei to break into Liu Fan's mansion and kill Liu Fan.

But just when Yizhou thought that Liu Dan would dedicate Liu Fan's head to the Han Dynasty, Liu Dan, with the support of Zhao Wei, claimed to be Yizhou Mu, and wantonly suppressed and purged the leaning Han faction in Yizhou.The neutral faction and Liu Zhang's faction were caught off guard, and immediately joined forces to attack and kill each other with the private soldiers of the rich clan and Liu Dan.In the peaceful Sichuan, swords and soldiers were everywhere in an instant, blood flowed like rivers, and the people fled into Jingzhou in panic.

In the end, Liu Xie in Hanzhong City looked at the chaotic clouds flying over Yizhou and the haze rolling in from afar, with a dignified expression and thoughtful thoughts.After a long time, he slowly stepped down the city wall, and gave an order to the civil and military soldiers who had already prepared and stood behind him: "It's time, transfer the army into Sichuan, and destroy the middle of Sichuan!"

(End of this chapter)