Chapter 1363: Jingzhou, Xiangyang

For Jia Xu's resourcefulness, Tian Feng, Ju Shou and other counselors are very convinced.

In the battle of Hefei, Jia Xu brilliantly completed the task of defending Hefei (crossed out), defeated Sun Ce's army, causing it to lose nearly half, and retreated to Jiangnan in embarrassment. The interlocking tricks are really amazing.

However, Ju Shou still said: "Jia Xu and Zhang Yun have never met before, and I am afraid it will not be easy to get along. I am willing to join Zhang Yun's army and offer advice and suggestions."

Bai Xiaowen shook his head and said, "Impossible. I am alone in conquering the south of the Yangtze River, and I am entrusting you with the heavy responsibility of Yedu. How can I let you join the army in the southern expedition? Yedu is a place of solitary roots, and there is no room for loss."

Jushou was a little surprised. He originally served as the governor of Qingzhou, but this time he came to participate in the ceremony of the King of Yan. He did not expect Bai Xiaowen to have another appointment for him.

Bai Xiaowen also had no choice.

Originally, he could entrust Yedu to Tian Feng, and he would be able to sit back and relax.

However, after Bai Xiaowen proclaimed the king of Yan and forced the emperor to abolish, the situation in Yedu was already undercurrent. Who knows what those courtiers who are loyal to the emperor are planning in their hearts?

This is not something that can be reassured after one's death.

Once things change, it may not be safe to rely on Tian Feng alone.

Bai Xiaowen's plan is to summon Jushou and let him and his son Juhu, one article and one military, jointly guard the defense of Yedu. As for the movement in the court, Dong Zhao would naturally pay attention to it; Hua Xin and others were also watching the affairs of the palace.

Only in this way can Bai Xiaowen feel at ease.

As for Jia Xu assisting Zhang Yun, Bai Xiaowen said that there is no need to worry about running in.

Zhang He is not as arrogant as Guan Yu, and he has a certain strategy. As long as Jia Xu tells the whole story of the strategy, Zhang He will definitely understand Jia Xu's intention and follow him.

If Zhang Xiu's prestige in the army was not enough, Bai Xiaowen actually wanted Zhang Xiu and Jia Xu to be responsible for the feint all the way to the south of the Yangtze River, so he didn't even have to think about running in.

However, Zhang He also has Zhang He's advantages. As Bai Xiaowen said, Zhang He's advantage is changing formations, which is most suitable for the rugged terrain of the southern mountains, and will give soldiers corresponding bonuses.

Cooperating with Jia Xu's ability to grasp the situation of the battle, when the time is ripe, it is also possible to turn a feint attack into a real surprise attack-after all, there are 20,000 troops.

Who made Bai Xiaowen's family great? After Jiangnan dispatched 20,000 to 30,000 soldiers from Yizhou and Sichuan, Bai Xiaowen could pull up another 100,000 troops to march from Jiangbei. This is absolutely impossible for Sun Ce's camp-especially when Sun Ce was newly defeated and half of the 50,000 army was killed or injured.

...

In the next few days, Bai Xiaowen reorganized his troops and raised food and grass.

And Zhen Mi is also selecting beautiful girls from various aristocratic families to enrich the palace for King Yan.

Zhen Mi, who lived in Yedu for a long time and served her in-laws, finally realized Bai Xiaowen's power.

Just taking over the matter of choosing a side concubine for the King of Yan, many aristocratic families came to the door with gift lists.

Most of these requests came through the Zhen clan.

The Zhen family has no choice. After all, most of the gentry in Hebei and Henan are relatives by marriage for generations, and they are connected with each other. If you refuse, it will not look good on your face.

Of course, when it came to Zhen Mi's level, he still carefully selected fifteen famous ladies for Bai Xiaowen.

Among them, seven were from Hebei, four were from Henan, and another four were from Yongliang and Jingzhou.

Hanzhong and Yizhou, because of the long distance and remote places, suffered a disadvantage this time, and did not have the opportunity to present beauties.

Bai Xiaowen was a little caught off guard.

Because the Ma family in Xiliang also presented a "show girl", none other than Ma Yunlu.

That's not to mention, Han Sui also made fun of it, and sent his precious daughter Han Qi, who is actually Camille, a big girl from the United States.

The point is, Zhen Mi passed these two people immediately...

It's okay for Camille to say that she is an awakened person after all, and she made it clear that she is not interested in men, and she is just playing around.

But Ma Yunlu... Bai Xiaowen really didn't want to provoke him.

Fortunately, although the fifteen side concubines have been selected, it is not now that they have to entrust the ranks of Madam, Zhaoyi, Jieyu, Ronghua, and Beauty.

Bai Xiaowen found that the way Ma Yunlu looked at him was getting more and more wrong. A cheerful and generous Xiliang woman always looks at her with shyness and timidity. What does this mean?

What about a good superior-subordinate relationship? This will make the lonely king unable to look directly at you!

Fortunately, Ma Yunlu, as the chosen side concubine, will not go south with the army.

...

In the second year of Taishi, Yangchun March.

Bai Xiaowen led an army of 80,000, went south to Jingzhou, and arrived in Xiangyang.

Zhang He and Wei Yan brought Liu Cong's mother and son, as well as Jingzhou gentry, to greet them.

Bai Xiaowen saw Liu Cong, a child just over ten years old, with a childish look on his face.

But most of the ancient children were precocious, and this Liu Cong's every move was quite polite, like a little adult, completely different from the modern bear children.

Bai Xiaowen took a quick look, and he could see that Liu Cong's eyes were bright, and he was a bright young man. If he was more than ten or twenty years old, he might be a good successor.

But now, Liu Cong can only let his mother and ministers take the lead, making a human stamp and a marionette.

Kneeling aside, Liu Cong's mother, Mrs. Cai, looks good, but there is a meanness in the corners of her eyes and eyebrows, which is obviously not very attractive. No wonder Cao Cao in the novel has no interest in her.

Bai Xiaowen said: "My lord, Liu Biao, governor of Jingzhou, has done a lot of hard work. You inherited your father's shadow and know that you will submit to the imperial court, which is very good. But why did you help Liu Bei and let him attack Xichuan?"

Liu Cong and Cai were scared out of their wits.

There was a scribe next to him who resisted and said: "The king of Yan's remark is inappropriate. Although Liu Bei lives in Jingzhou as a stranger, he forced his guests to overwhelm the master. He was conspired by crouching dragons and young birds, and Guan Zhang and Zhao Yun helped him. My master Liu Cong is an orphan and a widow. Mother, how can I fight against Liu Bei? It is absolutely necessary to help Liu Bei."

Bai Xiaowen looked at that person: "Who is your Excellency?"

The scribe bowed and said, "I'm Kuaiyue, who has different characters, and is now the prefect of Zhangling."

Bai Xiaowen said with a smile: "I have heard the name of Kuai Yidu in Jingzhou for a long time. I saw it today, and the name is indeed true. Liu Cong, Cai Shi, you have no choice but to help against Liu Bei. Gu will not question the crime again; Liu Cong will be granted the title of Marquis of Fancheng today." , a thousand households in the city of food."

Liu Cong and Cai felt like they had narrowly escaped death, and they dared not care about fiefdoms and food towns. Thank you very much.

Bai Xiaowen added: "Qingzhou is still short of a governor. Gu originally wanted Liu Cong to take over, but he is too young, so he can temporarily take the post of governor. Qingzhou Biejia is the agent for state and county affairs. Your mother and son will go to Qingzhou and enjoy the peace. You can be rich."

Liu Cong's mother and son, who had just eaten Bai Xiaowen's killing stick, did not dare to object. After thanking them again, they returned to pack.