Chapter 1069: Liaoxi Governor Shan Jing

After the battle between Gongsun Zan and Liu Yu, he controlled almost all of Youzhou. He appointed all the generals as governors of various counties, and kept these counties firmly in his hands.

His second brother Gongsun Fan was governor of Shanggu, his third brother Gongsun Yue was governor of Yuyang, the general Yan Gang was governor of Youbeiping, Tian Kai was governor of Zhuojun, Shan Jing was governor of Liaoxi, and Wang Men was commander of Chifeng. As for the military advisor Guan Jing, the less capable general Zou Dan, the newly recruited Gongsun Ji, and his son Gongsun Fan, they all followed him to the state capital Jicheng. Of course, his three sworn brothers Liu Weitai, the fortune teller, Li Yizi, the silk merchant, and Le Hedang, the merchant, were also included.

Such an appointment is quite standard. Tian Kai is the strongest general under Gongsun Zan. He is both civil and military. It is most appropriate to use him to guard the southern gate of Youzhou. Although the second brother Gongsun Fan is not as good as Tian Kai, he is second only to him. He is also both civil and military. It is no problem for him to guard the western gate of Youzhou.

As for the other generals, although they are also capable, they are still slightly lacking in terms of their ability compared to the two of them. Therefore, Gongsun Zan's arrangement can be regarded as knowing people and making good use of them.

Among the people under Gongsun Zan, Huangfu Chaobo has the best relationship with the brothers Gongsun Fan and Gongsun Yue, followed by Yan Gang. As for the others, their relationship is average, and the relationship with his three sworn brothers is the worst.

In order to persuade Gongsun Zan this time, Huangfu Chaobo can only start with these three people. Although Guan Jing, Gongsun Zan's military advisor, has a general relationship with Huangfu Chaobo, he is not lacking in vision. Moreover, this matter is related to Gongsun Zan's life and property, and I believe it should still be possible to win.

Liaoxi County is a small county. Although it has five cities, it is not as good as Youbeiping. After all, Youbeiping is the place where Gongsun Zan started his career. The county seat of Liaoxi was originally Yangle, the easternmost part. However, after Gongsun Zan took control of Liaoxi, he felt that Yangle was isolated in the east, with a small city and few people, so he ordered Shan Jing to move the seat to Linyu City. In this way, even if Yangle was lost, the enemy could be blocked in the east of Linyu, so as not to endanger the hinterland of Liaoxi.

Four thousand cavalrymen rushed all the way and arrived at the foot of Linyu City in one day, and stopped ten miles west of Linyu City. Huangfu Chaobo first sent someone to the city with his business card to explain his intentions to avoid misunderstandings.

An hour later, Shan Jing left the city under the escort of a thousand cavalrymen and rushed to the front of Huangfu Chaobo's army to pay a visit. In terms of relationship, Shan Jing didn't need to do so, but the two families had always been allies, and Huangfu Chaobo was the greatest prince in the world conferred by the court, the Duke of Tang, who was much more valuable than Gongsun Zan, the self-proclaimed Duke of Yan, so it didn't seem abrupt for Shan Jing to go out of the city to greet him.

"Liaoxi Governor Shan Jing pays homage to Lord Tang!" Shan Jing arrived in front of Huangfu Chaobo's army on his horse, quickly dismounted and stepped forward to greet him;

Huangfu Chaobo saw this and quickly dismounted, walked two steps quickly, walked to Shan Jing, helped him up with both hands, and said: "General Shan, there is no need to be like this. When old friends meet, they should just talk about old friends."

Shan Jing laughed and stood up and said: "Lord Tang is still as generous as usual! Lord Tang has come from afar, I don't know what you want? You might as well tell me clearly, if Jing can do it within his ability, he will do his best!"

"This time, one is to visit an old friend, and the other is not some trivial matters that I want to trouble General Shan. However, Chaobo heard that the general's warhorse seemed to be injured some time ago. This time, Longhua happened to send a good horse, so I brought it to the general. I wonder if it will catch the general's eye."

As he said, Huangfu Chaobo waved his hand, and the guards behind him immediately led a dark horse forward. Huangfu Chaobo took the reins and handed it to Shan Jing.

Shan Jing's eyes lit up when he saw it. It was indeed a good horse. Although he wanted to refuse, he was reluctant to part with it, so he took the reins after hesitation. Anyway, it was not the first time that the generals under Gongsun Zan accepted the war horses presented by Huangfu Chaobo.

After Gongsun Zan's army occupied the area north of Lulong Fortress, the shortage of war horses was alleviated. You know, they captured hundreds of thousands of Xianbei people.

There are always a few technicians who can train horses, but their levels are all junior and intermediate, and the efficiency of horse training cannot be compared with the horse trainers managed by Hu Yanda under Huangfu Chaobo.

It's just that this time the great defeat at Jieqiao caused Gongsun Zan to lose tens of thousands of war horses at once, most of which were high-level horses, which made the horses of Gongsun Zan's army nervous again. Some time ago, Shan Jing's war horse was injured, and he was worried about it for a while. The horse Huangfu Chaobo sent was much better than his original one, so after careful consideration, Shan Jing accepted Huangfu Chaobo's gift.

After receiving the warhorse, Shan Jing led Huangfu Chaobo into the city to rest. Of course, he also asked Huangfu Chaobo what the purpose of his trip was.

When he heard that Huangfu Chaobo came for the construction of Leting, he was suddenly in a dilemma. If he allowed it, Gongsun Zan had repeatedly told him to be careful of Leting's expansion. If he didn't allow it, he had just accepted Huangfu Chaobo's gift.

Huangfu Chaobo also saw Shan Jing's hesitation and said, "General, you don't have to hesitate. I will definitely get Brother Bogui's consent on this matter and will not embarrass you. Moreover, this matter is more beneficial than harmful to both General and Brother Bogui. General, you also know that the battle of Jieqiao has greatly damaged Youzhou's strength. I estimate that Yuan Shao will definitely send troops to Youzhou next year at the latest. By then, Leting will be the only channel for Youzhou to import supplies from the outside. If this place is not protected, Youzhou will be more difficult, so I believe Brother Bogui will also see this situation."

After listening to Huangfu Chaobo's words, Shan Jing breathed a sigh of relief. Since Gongsun Zan agreed, he didn't need to be the villain. So he nodded and said, "If Lord Tang can convince the lord, Jing will definitely support it."

In fact, Huangfu Chaobo could just persuade Gongsun Zan to agree, but considering that Shan Jing is the actual ruler of Liaoxi, it is still necessary to get his consent in advance. What's more, Huangfu Chaobo has a deeper meaning in it. Gongsun Zan is about to be defeated. Well, smart people understand. . .

Huangfu Chaobo did not stay in Linyu for long. After making an agreement with Shan Jing, he led 4,000 cavalrymen back westwards and headed straight for Yuyang City, the seat of Yuyang. Before the army set out, he had sent a messenger to inform Yan Gang, the governor of Youbeiping. At that time, he would stop in Tuyin City for a while, and his purpose was also to send a good horse to Yan Gang.