Shu Han Confucian General of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 190 The battle for candidates

"Qinglong Yanyue Slash!"

Accompanied by Guan Yu's domineering roar, the Qinglong Yanyue Saber in his hand slashed at Wen Chou with an unstoppable momentum.Wen Chou didn't say a word, and crossed the spear in his hand to resist, and then both of them retreated a few steps with their horses.

A few days ago, after Guan Yu returned to Xiangyang and joined Zhang Liao and Li Yan, he joined forces and led his army northward, preparing to recover Nanxiang.As soon as the army arrived at the city of Nanxiang, Wen Chou had already taken the initiative to go out of the city to challenge.

"Red-faced thief, kill my righteous brother Yan Liang, I swear to kill you now!" Wen Chou jumped on his horse and held his spear, sternly yelling.Guan Yu was furious and was about to fight when Zhang Liao was the first to say: "Your Majesty, Liao was ordered to come here. How can you feel sorry if you don't fight? The Marquis has already defeated Yan Liang, so leave this Wen Chou to me!"

"Since this is the case, Wen Yuan needs to be careful!" Guan Yu knew Zhang Liao's martial arts, and he knew that even if he compared himself, he was only as good as he was.If he was hungry, he might not be able to beat him.

Zhang Liao led the battle. Although Zhang Liao hadn't experienced any battles in Yuzhou these years, his martial arts skills had never fallen. Now that he was fighting Wen Chou, he thought he would be able to win.Unexpectedly, as soon as the fight started, Zhang Liao was taken aback, this Wen Chou's martial arts was really weird.A long spear appears and disappears like a ghost, always making moves from unexpected directions.Zhang Liao fought for more than [-] rounds, but it turned out that he defended more and attacked less.

Zhang Liao himself is also a master of marksmanship in this world. When he competed with Zhao Feng, Zhao Yun and others in marksmanship, he also knew that spears are mostly agile.But this Wen Chou, when using a gun, is a deadly move, fighting hard and resisting.It seems that any move is to die with you.This kind of rogue-like fighting style is bound to be full of loopholes, but Wen Chou's martial arts are extremely high, such a self-contained martial art, Zhang Liao can only fight back, but has no power to fight back.

Reluctance to fight another seven or eight rounds, Zhang Liao knew that he would definitely not win today, so he had to feint and turn his horse's head around.Guan Yu knew Zhang Liao's martial arts, and seeing that he was defeated after more than 30 moves, he knew that Wen Chou's martial arts might not be inferior to his own.Just as he was about to fight, he saw that Li Yan couldn't hold back and rushed out immediately.

Li Yan's swordsmanship is also good. In history, he fought with Huang Zhong for dozens of rounds regardless of the outcome.But in the face of Wen Chou, who was ranked among the four court pillars in Hebei, Li Yan was obviously inferior.After struggling for [-] rounds, Li Yan only had time to dodge.He also knew that he was not an opponent, so he could only retreat quickly with a feint.

"Guan Yu, I don't dare to go out to fight myself, so I sent this kind of miscellaneous fish to die!" Wen Chou defeated two people in a row, showing off his power even more.Guan Yu was furious. Originally, he didn't want to take advantage of others by fighting with others, but now that Wen Chou made rude remarks, he couldn't care less about it.At that moment, Guan Yu slapped the red rabbit horse and stepped forward to meet Wen Chou first.

The two fought for more than fifty rounds, and it was still a dead end.But Guan Yu's crotch is the Chitu BMW. Although Wen Chou's mount is also a BMW horse, it is not as good as the Chitu.The two fought fiercely for a long time, plus Wen Chou's previous battle against Zhang Liaohe and Li Yan, they fought more than 100 rounds in total, but Wen Chou's horse was a little bit overwhelmed.

Wen Chou naturally knew that his horse was dying, so he wanted to win in danger.After parrying the knife, Wen Chou turned his horse's head and ran away, but secretly took the bow and arrow in his hand.Seeing that Guan Yu was chasing him, he turned around and shot an arrow.

"Stop making cold arrows, thieves!" Zhang Liao has the sharpest eyes, seeing Wen Chou stabbing someone in the back, he hastily shouted.Guan Yu hurriedly dodged to avoid it, but the arrow still hit his left shoulder.Guan Yu was furious, and instead of returning to the army, he kicked the red rabbit horse under his crotch and chased Wen Chou with all his strength.Wen Chou succeeded in secretly attacking. He thought that Guan Yu would return to the army first, and was about to turn his horse to chase after him. Unexpectedly, Guan Yu came to kill him head-on. This was beyond his expectation, and he was in a hurry.

Any negligence is fatal.Especially for masters of this level, it is basically fatal to be stunned for a moment.In addition, Guan Yu's Chitu Ma came too fast, Wen Chou almost didn't even have time to react, and Guan Yu's Qinglong Saber had already been chopped on the head.

With a "kacha" knife, Wen Chou's unbelievable head rolled off the horse, and at the moment before his consciousness was completely blurred, he seemed to be chanting: "What a fast knife!"

Wen Chou was beheaded, and Nanxiang was originally the old land of Jingxiang, so it is natural that it will return smoothly.Guan Yu appeased the local area, recruited and surrendered the army, and everything naturally came to fruition.So far, Xia Houyuan and Cheng Yu's aggressive advances have completely failed.

But who is Guan Yu?It's fine if he doesn't mess with you, if you dare to mess with him, why don't you come here yourself.This time Xia Houyuan took advantage of him to send troops to Hanzhong to attack from behind. Although Guan Yu had repelled Yan Liang and Wen Chou, most of the anger in his heart still remained.After regaining Nanxiang and returning to Xiangyang, Guan Yu called together the people of Jingzhou who were in Xiangyang and proposed the Northern Expedition.He decided to lead Jingzhou troops to go north from Wancheng to attack Hangu Pass and Luoyang, so as to seize Sizhou first.

"Your Majesty, if you want the Northern Expedition, you still need the Lord's order!" Zhuge Jin remonstrated first.Everyone is discerning, and the situation is now clear. The north-south confrontation between Cao Cao and Liu Bei has been fully formed. As the saying goes, one mountain cannot accommodate two tigers. Even if you don't hit me, I will deal with you.The problem is that this kind of problem still needs to be decided by the boss Liu Bei. Xia Houyuan can send troops to attack Jingxiang without authorization. If Guan Yu just goes to the north like this, the nature will be no different from Xia Houyuan.

"Moreover, the Northern Expedition is related to the ownership of the world. The troops, financial resources and material resources used are not what our Jingxiang Prefecture can provide. If you want to go to the Northern Expedition, you need all the states under the Lord's rule to advance at the same time, so that Cao Cao can't take care of each other. Yes. If possible, it is best to contact Ma Teng in Xiliang and Yuan Tan in Liaodong to march together. In any case, it must be decided by the Lord!" Ma Liang also remonstrated.After repeated persuasion by the crowd, Guan Yu was finally allowed to suppress his burning fighting intention for the time being, and challenged Liu Bei first.

A few days later, Guan Yu's letter of invitation to fight appeared in front of Liu Bei of Shouchun, along with Zhao Feng's report.Liu Bei looked at it for a long time, but still called everyone to discuss the matter.

"Everyone, we discussed that day that if we want to go to the north, we must take Hanzhong first. Now that Bo Tao has taken Hanzhong with his army, he has sent a letter to ask for troops to be garrisoned. In the previous Xiahou Yuan's army invaded Jingxiang, his second brother repelled him and beheaded him. After General Yan Liang and Wen Chou, he also wrote a letter requesting the Northern Expedition, what do you guys think?"

"My lord, it's autumn now, and winter is approaching. Even if we want to make a northern expedition, we have to wait until the spring of next year before we can march. It's really not appropriate to rush forward now. Besides, Hanzhong is initially settled, and people's hearts are not stable. It will take time to wait and see." People's hearts are stable!" Zhuge Liang first expressed his objection.

"What Kong Ming said is true, it is really inappropriate to enter the army right now!" Pang Tong also agreed with Zhuge Liang's opinion this time.Then Lu Su and Chen Qun thought it was not appropriate to enter the army at this time, and they all advised them, and Liu Bei restrained his eagerness to move a little bit.

"Okay, the Northern Expedition is inappropriate at this time, and I know it. Besides, Bo Tao wrote a letter, asking me to choose a good general to sit in Hanzhong as soon as possible. I don't know who you will choose?" Agreed.

"My lord, Zhao Feng's son, has no morals, is arrogant and ignorant. As a Jiaozhou shepherd, he doesn't care about political affairs, but goes to Hanzhong to make troubles. Please punish him, so as to make an example to others!" A harsh voice sounded, and Lu Su looked at it. Wang Can, who was speaking with one glance, frowned a little.

Ever since the water flooded Jiangling and formed a relationship with Zhao Feng, Wang Can seemed to be suffering from rabies, and he would bite Zhao Feng if he had nothing to do.To this day, although Liu Bei treats him as a fart, his colleagues don't like his virtue.It's just that the excuse he made this time was a bit incomprehensible, Zhao Feng marched into Hanzhong, it was Liu Bei's order.Wang Can was eager to bite, but even Liu Bei bit him.

As a native of Jingzhou, Pang Tong didn't like Wang Can's idyllic character, but he still wanted to help him smooth things over.At the moment, he remonstrated: "My lord, General Zhao is a great general. Now that the Cao thief has not been eliminated, most of the battles on the battlefield depend on General Zhao. Jiaozhou is located in the rear, and only civil affairs are needed. It is really inappropriate to appoint General Zhao as the post. Jiaozhou Mu."

"En!" Liu Bei nodded, and then asked, "From Shiyuan's point of view, what should we do?"

"Currently, Shi Guangyuan is in charge of Jiaozhou affairs. My lord can order him to take care of Jiaozhou Mu for a while. In addition, Wu Ju, the prefect of Donghai, was the prefect of Cangwu. My lord can send him to Jiaozhou to assist in governance!" Pang Tong thought for a moment.

"That's very good!" Liu Bei also felt that this proposal was good, but then he frowned and said, "It's just that Bo Tao made contributions to Hanzhong this time, and I don't want to reward him. How can he be dismissed at this time?"

"General Zhao is a man who understands righteousness. My lord can make it clear to him. Besides, Jiaozhou is located in the southern wilderness. My lord can send General Zhao to the Central Plains. Wouldn't it be more secure than staying in Jiaozhou?" Pang Tong laughed.

"That's the only way to go!" Liu Bei sighed.At the beginning, he just wanted to compete with Sun Quan, so he impatiently appointed Zhao Feng as Jiaozhou Mu.Now that I think about it, it's a little thoughtless.

"Leave this matter aside for now, everyone, who should take care of the affairs of Hanzhong and Xicheng counties at the moment?" Liu Bei asked after thinking about it.

"My lord, there is one person who can take on this job. This person is Liao, whose name is Li Gongyuan, and who is from Wuling. He is talented in both civil and military affairs, and he is worthy of this job!" Zhuge Liang remonstrated after hearing the words.Liu Bei didn't want to hear the words, but frowned, remembering a conversation between himself and Zhao Feng in the middle of a banquet one day when Jingzhou was just captured two years ago.

"Bo Tao, now Jingxiang has been settled. There are many well-educated people in Jingxiang. I don't know what Bo Tao's opinion is?" Liu Bei asked after drinking a glass of wine.He asked Zhao Feng not aimlessly, Liu Bei knew that Zhao Feng's knowledge of people was still higher than his own.Lu Su and Pang Tong were all dug out from the grassroots by him, so I want to ask his opinion now.

"My lord, I dare not speak nonsense about the rest of the people. But there are a few people in Jingzhou who have despicable virtues and cannot be reused." Zhao Feng did not refuse, and directly named a few people.For example, Fu Shiren, Liao Li.

Liu Bei knew that Zhao Feng had always been kind to others, and would never initiate enmity with others, not to mention that he had no enmity with Liao Li and Fu Shiren, so there must be a reason why he despised him so much.Later, through observation, I found that although Fu Shiren was not a thing, Liao Li, although talented, was also treacherous and liked to shirk responsibility.In fact, if Liu Bei knew how Liao Li slandered him after his death in history, he might be sent to farm immediately.

Now Zhuge Liang recommended Liao Li, and Liu Bei also knew the mystery.Although scholars from Jingxiang have been highly valued since they defected to Liu Bei, most of them served as local officials such as Liu Qi, Cui Zhouping, and generals such as Liu Pan.But there are only a few such as Guan Yu, Wei Yan, and Zhao Feng who hold the military power and sit on the side.As a person from Jingzhou, Zhuge Liang naturally wanted to fight for more interests for his faction.

Liu Bei is different from Cao Cao, there are no descendants of the Xiahou family and the Cao family.What he relied on, except for his two brothers, the weight of other people in his heart was not too prominent.If there were, it was Zhao Feng and Lu Su who were civil and military. Since they came earlier, their words were more important.

Closer to home, if Zhuge Liang recommended someone else, Liu Bei would still consider it.But with this Liao Li, Liu Bei would not have caught a cold.Just as he was pondering, Lu Su had seen that Liu Bei didn't want to appoint Liao Li, so he also remonstrated at the moment: "Master, the land of Hanzhong is very important. During the Northern Expedition in the future, if you want to enter Guanzhong, you must go this way. Although Liao Li He is a talent, but after all, his experience is still inexperienced, so he may not be able to take on this important task."

"What good strategy does Zijing have?" Liu Bei asked anxiously.For this self-made strategist, Liu Bei subconsciously still values ​​it the most. After all, Lu Su's overall view is outstanding.

"My lord, the population of Hanzhong and Xicheng is close to one million. Although Shangyong, Xicheng and Fangling belong to Jingzhou, they are blocked by high mountains in the land of Xiangfan, but they are adjacent to Hanzhong. Why don't you put these five places together? Together, we will send a general here to raise troops and comfort the place. When the Northern Expedition comes later, we will enter the army from now on!" Lu Su said slowly.

"Zijing's words are not bad. In your opinion, who is worthy of this important task?" Liu Bei nodded. After all, it is not enough to rely on the strength of Hanzhong to enter Guanzhong.

"This person is currently in Hanzhong, why should my lord ask for someone else?" Lu Su laughed.

"Bo Tao?" Liu Bei was also taken aback when he heard the words, then nodded and said, "Bo Tao is an all-rounder in both civil and military affairs, he is the best candidate." After thinking for a while, Liu Bei immediately ordered that the former General Zuo and Jiaozhou Mu Zhao Feng be re-elected as the prefect of Hanzhong , the governor of Hanzhong, Xicheng, Shangyong, Fangling, and Weixing's five counties.In addition, Liu Bei also carefully wrote a personal letter and ordered someone to send it to Zhao Feng together with the appointment.

When the order arrived in Nanzheng, Zhao Feng was dumbfounded: "Old Liu, you're not kind, you're going to fight Hanzhong for you, but you ended up getting yourself involved."As for Jiaozhou being a herdsman, Zhao Feng didn't really care too much about it, after all, he had never been to Jiaozhou.On the contrary, Liu Bei was afraid that he had a grudge, so he wrote a letter to explain it.

Fortunately, the affairs of the five counties are all under his own control.Now besides myself, who else can help me do things?Of course, I have done a lot of post-war governance in recent years.This is true for Yuzhou, Jiangdong, and Jingnan.Now come to Hanzhong again, not afraid of lack of experience.

Sighing, I can only lament that I am not good at meeting people.Gathering his spirits, Zhao Feng looked at himself, there were only a few people here, and it was still not enough.It's nothing more than the three counties of Shangyong, the officials in Hanzhong and Xicheng are really short of manpower.At the moment Zhao Feng is also thinking carefully, which people should he ask Lao Liu to help him.Those people from Jingnan naturally want to come, who else?

Suddenly, a flash of light flashed in Zhao Feng's mind, and he murmured: "Hey, it's rare that I value you so much, let you come and help me in this ravine now!"

(End of this chapter)