Chapter 206 Sun Jian: Junior Brother, I will only demonstrate it once!
Nanyang County.

After Sun Jian's troops arrived here, their food and grass were exhausted. If they wanted to go north again, they had to collect food locally.

But Nanyang County is not only the territory of the gentry, there are also two people of high status.

Wang Rui, the governor of Jingzhou!

Nanyang County Magistrate Zhang Zi!

If Sun Jian wanted to collect grain, he had to get the approval of Wang Rui and Zhang Zi first.

However, Sun Jian and Wang Rui had an old grudge, and Zhang Zi hated people like Sun Jian and Jin Mao who ignored the gentry.

Obviously, it was impossible to let Sun Jian collect grain on the spot.

Seeing that the army's food and supplies were running out, Sun Jian gritted his teeth and became ruthless.

Sun Jian's troops were divided into two groups. Cheng Pu and Zhu Zhi led 3,000 troops to encircle and suppress Wang Rui, the governor of Jingzhou.

Another route was led by Sun Jian himself, who went to the Nanyang Prefecture Governor's Mansion to attack the Nanyang Prefecture Governor Zhang Zi.

The entire Wancheng was once again engulfed in flames.

After the Yellow Turban Rebellion, the people who had just moved in did not expect to encounter a second disaster.

The city walls and houses that had been repaired with great difficulty were destroyed again.

The battle lasted a day and a night.

Wang Rui, the governor of Jingzhou, saw that the situation was not good and led his troops to break out.

Nanyang County Magistrate Zhang Zi resisted to the death but was beheaded by Sun Jian himself.

Wancheng was completely turned into a wasteland, and the people no longer dared to move into the city.

From then on, Sun Jian's notoriety spread throughout Nanyang and Nanjun.

The local nobles and powerful families were terrified by the news and took whatever they wanted.

Sun Jian did not hold back. Not only did he take a large amount of food, supplies, and weapons, he also sent people to manage the money and grain of Nanyang County, as if he was going to stay there permanently.

This frightened the gentry in Nanyang County.

I thought I could send this evil spirit away with a nice attitude, but it turns out it's taking root here.

How can you bear it?

So, when Yuan Shu fled back to Luyang County, Nanyang Commandery, the gentry came to him and asked him to come out and uphold justice.

When Yuan Shu heard the news, he flew into a rage, as if he wanted to release all the bad energy that Jin Mao had received.

"Jiangdong rat!"

"That's too much of an insult to me!"

Thinking back to that day when he had to humbly hand over the three generals of Cao's army, Yuan Shu felt extremely ashamed.

Unexpectedly, Jin Mao was still not satisfied. The lion made a big request, saying that Cao's army had lost two thousand war horses and demanded that he return them.

Yuan Shu immediately jumped up and wanted to fight to the death with Jin Mao.

If Yan Xiang and Yang Hong had not fought desperately to stop him, Yuan Shu would have had no way out and grass might have grown on his grave.

In the end, Yuan Shu was so humiliated that he reluctantly gave to Jin Mao more than 300 intact war horses that he had just obtained from the defeated soldiers of Cao's army.

This gave him a chance to escape.

Whenever he thought about it, Yuan Shu felt extremely depressed.

Now the little Sun Jian dares to be so presumptuous! ?
On that day, Yuan Shu mobilized 20,000 soldiers and 10,000 private soldiers from various families in Nanyang County, a total of 30,000 soldiers, and went to Wancheng to attack Sun Jian.

Fortunately, Wancheng had become a wasteland and could not be influenced by the gentry, so Sun Jian was not defeated and forced to flee by the gentry's internal and external collaboration.

But this only startled Sun Jian for a moment.

That’s 30,000 people!

Sun Jian now has a total of 5,000 combat-capable soldiers under his command. Facing an enemy six times his size, Sun Jian is not afraid at all and remains very calm.

Now that he has sufficient weapons and food supplies, it will be no problem for him to hold Wancheng for half a year.

And Sun Jian never thought of defending Wancheng to the death.

A night attack was launched that evening.

Fortunately, there were capable people among the Jingzhou gentry who noticed Sun Jian's intentions and resisted Sun Jian until Yuan Shu noticed and raised troops to fight.

"Can you tell me the enemy's name?"

In the darkness, Sun Jian couldn't see the opponent's face clearly, he only knew that the opponent was indeed strong and could hold him off for twenty rounds alone without being defeated.

"Nanyang Huang Zhong!"

Seeing that the opportunity to fight had passed, in order to avoid being surrounded by Yuan Shu, Sun Jian led his men to retreat.

Before leaving, he did not forget to leave a harsh word: "Huang Zhong! I will remember you!"

By the time Yuan Shu and his men arrived, Sun Jian had already disappeared.

"What about people?"

"Why didn't you leave the traitor Sun Jian behind?!"

Yuan Shu not only did not praise him, but also asked for responsibility: "Who is guarding this place? Why did Sun Jian attack here?"

Huang Zhong originally wanted to take credit from Yuan Shu, but seeing this scene, he dared not show up and retreated into the crowd.

Anyway, this area is not Huang Zhong’s defense area, so he cannot be held responsible.

Listening to his subordinates' complaints, Huang Zhong became more and more certain that Yuan Shu was not a wise leader, so he gave up the idea of ​​joining him.

...

Since the last night attack failed, Sun Jian has become much more obedient and has not left the city to provoke Yuan Shu for three days.

Yuan Shu's troops were busy making siege equipment, and it was exactly what they wanted that Sun Jian did not disturb them.

On the fourth day of the siege, Yuan Shu launched a siege.

Sun Jian led his troops to hold the position carefully for a whole day, but they never waited for the extremely brave general.

The next day, I waited for another day, but still didn't see him.

Sixth day of the siege.

Sun Jian did not hold out any longer. He opened the city gates and led a large army out of the city to counterattack.

After annexing the military forces of Wang Rui and Zhang Zi, Sun Jian now had one thousand top-grade war horses and eight hundred secondary war horses under his command.

Since there were only one thousand cavalrymen, Sun Jian converted the remaining eight hundred war horses into chariots and formed a team of archers who could ride horses.

The cavalry broke through the formation, the infantry followed the cavalry and charged to kill the enemy, and the archers dismounted and shot to expand the victory.

Without Huang Zhong leading the way, Yuan Shu's generals Ji Ling and Zhang Xun were no match for Sun Jian.

If Sun Jian had not divided his four generals into four directions in order to expand the results of the battle, at least one of Ji Ling and Zhang Xun would have been left behind!
Seeing that the situation was not good, Yuan Shu led the way in fleeing.

This time, Yuan Shu's army completely collapsed, and more than 28,000 people were no match for 4,000 people!
How could Sun Jian miss such a good opportunity? He ordered a pursuit of the defeated army.

The chase lasted for a day and a night.

The army beheaded more than 8,000 people, captured 3,000 people, and suffered more than 500 casualties.

General Han Dang was seriously injured and almost died.

Coincidentally, Han Dang met Huang Zhong by chance, and most of his 300 cavalrymen were killed, and he himself almost lost his life.

Fortunately, Sun Jian passed by and scared Huang Zhong away, otherwise Han Dang would have been in trouble.

Yuan Shu was defeated and fled.

Nanyang County completely fell into the hands of Sun Jian.

Just when the Nanyang gentry were in a state of panic, Sun Ce stood up.

Everyone found that Sun Jian was a complete butcher, but his eldest son Sun Ce was very close to the gentry.

Therefore, the Nanyang gentry sent a small number of representatives to join Sun Ce.

Sun Jian was very happy about this.

Nanyang County entered a strange period of peace.

...

Luoyang.

When Dong Zhuo heard what happened in Nanyang County, he was shocked.

Compared with Jin Mao, Dong Zhuo was more worried about the butcher Sun Jian.

That day, Dong Zhuo summoned Li Ru to ask questions again.

"Wenyou, I want to confer a title of nobility on Sun Jian. What do you think?"

Li Ru had not expected that Dong Zhuo would be so afraid of Sun Jian. He pondered and asked, "Where would the Grand Commandant like to be given his fief?" "Wucheng County!"

Li Ru understood instantly that Dong Zhuo was going to stir up internal strife between Jin Mao and Sun Jian.

As everyone knows, Wucheng County has long been Jinmao's private property, but now it is going to be given to Sun Jian as a fiefdom. The intention is too obvious.

Once Wucheng County becomes Sun Jian's fiefdom, all the income of the entire county will belong to Sun Jian, and Jin Mao will never agree to this.

It's not just an income issue, it's also a jurisdiction issue.

Wucheng County is an important transportation route between Qu'a County and Kuaiji County. If the road is blocked here, we have to go around Zhenze Lake.

Furthermore, Wucheng County can radiate to most of Wu County. If this nail is driven in, Jinmao will not be able to sleep in the middle of the night.

Now, of the six counties of Yangzhou, except Lujiang County which has not yet been connected, the other five counties have either all surrendered or the gentry have been almost cleared out and can be developed as a rear base.

It can be said that the loss of Wu County means the loss of the connection with Xuzhou and the loss of an excellent grain-producing land.

Most of Wu County is plains!

It is a rare safe and fertile land among the six counties of Yangzhou.

After thinking this through, Li Ru praised: "The commander is really smart!"

"However, this will cause dissatisfaction from the Yangzhou governor."

"Does the lord really think that Sun Jian can resist the governor of Yangzhou?"

Dong Zhuo shook his head consciously. Although they both defeated the coalition forces of Jingzhou, Jin Mao fought a battle with Cao Cao, while Sun Jian's defeat of Yuan Shu was nothing.

With just those small fry, if the opponent was Jin Mao, Yuan Shu wouldn't dare to say a word.

Dong Zhuo could still tell the difference between Cao Cao and Yuan Shu. After all, the two had worked together during the Yellow Turban Rebellion and knew each other.

"Wenyou can make good plans?"

Li Ru's eyes rolled and a plan came to his mind.

"My Lord, why not appoint Sun Jian as the governor of Yuzhou and dismiss the former governor Kong Ju."

"Appoint Yuan Shu as the governor of Nanyang."

Dong Zhuo thought about it seriously and said in confusion: "I can understand the post of Yuzhou governor, it's like driving a tiger to devour a wolf, but Yuan Shu is a dog that has lost its home, why should he be appointed as governor?"

Li Ru cupped his hands and said, "Indeed."

"But my lord, don't forget that Sun Jian may not be driven by us."

"Yuan Shu is different. No matter how bad he is, he is still the legitimate son of the Yuan family. The Nanyang nobles will definitely recognize him instead of Sun Jian!"

"At that time, Sun Jian will not be able to gain a foothold in Nanyang County, and there is the bait of the Yuzhou Governor. Do you think he will go to Yuzhou?"

"Hahaha!" Dong Zhuo laughed and said, "Wenyou is worthy of being my Zifang. He is very much to my liking!"

Li Ru said modestly: "My Lord, this plan was not my idea, but the opinion of Jia Xu and Jia Wenhe. I am just repeating their original words."

"Jia Xu?"

Dong Zhuo looked strange: "Isn't he the captain of the Suppression Corps under Niu Fu? How can he be so wise as a military officer?"

Dong Zhuo waved his hand and said, "Wenyou is just being modest, stop talking! I know it's you!"

Li Ru had no choice but to give up. Jia Xu didn't beg him for help. This was just Li Ru's wishful thinking.

Moreover, such a simple strategy was not really from Jia Xu. It was just some ideas that the two of them came up with during their casual conversation.

After dealing with Sun Jian, Dong Zhuo was still worried: "The governor of Yangzhou has occupied Jingzhou. If we drive Sun Jian away, what should we do if Jin Mao comes?"

Yuan Shu was automatically ignored. Someone who couldn't even beat Sun Jian could only become a unit of measurement.

"Liu Biao has gone to Jingzhou."

"My lord, you must not underestimate this man."

Li Ru explained: "Liu Yan, the governor of Yizhou, is storing up food and grass and recruiting soldiers and horses."

"As a member of the same royal family, Liu Yan will definitely seek out Liu Biao to form an alliance as soon as possible to protect himself."

"With the support of Liu Yan and Yuan Shu, Liu Biao will surely be able to contain the governor of Yangzhou!"

Dong Zhuo still hesitated and asked, "What if Liu Biao is just a show-off?"

"Then let Huang Wan go to Jingzhou to serve as the governor of Jingzhou!"

Li Ru's words were earth-shattering.

"Huang Wan!?"

Dong Zhuo jumped up in shock, and his fat rolled up three times.

"Yes! Huang Wan!"

Li Ru recalled the conversation with Jia Xu and explained: "My lord, please don't think that Huang Wan will be in the same boat with the governor of Yangzhou after he goes to Jingzhou."

"These two people regard each other as fire and water!"

Then, Li Ru revealed Jia Xu's views on the gentry in full.

The samurai were not a monolithic group. They were divided into Kansai and Kanto according to their regions, and there was also a huge gap between the north and the south.

Even among the loyal ministers of the Han Dynasty, there were huge differences in their ideas.

If Jin Mao was really a loyal minister, then Huang Wan would morally blackmail Jin Mao and order him to send troops north to purge the court.

But Jinmao could not be a loyal minister. Not only Huang Wan understood this, but most of the senior executives also saw it clearly.

Therefore, there will inevitably be conflicts between Huang Wan and Jinmao.

Huang Wan is different from Yuan Shu. Even Liu Biao cannot compare with him because Huang Wan has extremely high prestige among the people.

If there is Liu Yu in the north, then there is Huang Wan in the south!
This guy is not a member of the royal family but is more loyal than them, and he is strong in all aspects except martial arts.

However, Dong Zhuo still disagreed.

If such a person is released, not only Jin Mao will be unable to sleep, but Dong Zhuo will also be unable to sleep.

A boss of this level is not as ridiculous as Yuan Shu and Yuan Shao who are playing house.

In the end, Dong Zhuo agreed to Li Ru's request and used Huang Wan as his final killing move.

...

Jiangling County, Nanjun, Jingzhou.

While the fighting was going on outside, Jinmao was busy occupying territory.

Huang Gai led the navy southward to retake Lingling County. As a native of the county, Huang Gai patted his chest and signed a military order.

This is not only a great achievement, but also a precious opportunity to return home in glory.

Huang Gai would have to be crazy to refuse.

Changsha County was in a terrible state due to Sun Jian's troubles, so Jin Mao sent his most trusted man Xi Zhicai to lead all the main forces of the three battalions to deal with the situation.

Guiyang County is a bit remote, with mostly mountains and forests, and it borders Yuzhang County. Bai Shi, the chairman of the Jinmao Chuanxin Shenxin religion, sent people to deal with the Shanyue there.

By the way, Lingling County was also incorporated.

Wuling County is vast and sparsely populated, with the Shanyue people making up the majority of the area. By the time Bai Shi would send people over, it would be an unknown time, so Jin Mao sent Guan Yu to lead his troops there for training and running-in.

There were many clan bandits in Jiangxia County, so Jin Mao left Ling Cao to lead 5,000 people to suppress the bandits.

At this moment, Jin Mao was at his weakest. He had only 3,000 personal guards, 2,000 men from four battalions, 5,000 combat soldiers and county soldiers, and 6,000 nurses under his command.

Although we won a great victory in the last war, we still lost 3,000 men, most of whom were seriously injured and transferred to the rear for recuperation.

When they came to Jiangling County, Nanjun, they were also there to escort the various troops and try to occupy the five counties of Jingzhou in the shortest possible time.

Different from the concerns of Dong Zhuo and others, Jin Mao was most concerned about the five counties of Jingzhou, and had little interest in Nanyang County and Nan County.

Especially after learning that Sun Jian had gone to Nanyang County, Jin Mao's desire to attack became even lower.

The purpose of occupying Nanyang County was just for the coal mines. If Sun Jian was in charge, Jin Mao could have just bought it with money and avoided too much contact with the gentry.

Safe and easy!
this day.

When Jin Mao heard about what Sun Jian had done in Nanyang County, he was immediately astonished.

"So you can actually do this!?"

Sun Jian is such a good man. He opened the door to a new world for Jinmao.

"Can I do the same?"

As soon as this sign appeared, Zhou Yu and Xun You were frightened to the point of almost screaming.

"My lord, you can't do that!"

"Why not? These nobles are all bastards. I want to kill them all!"

"Does the lord want to learn from Wang Mang?"

Jin Mao thought to himself, I am Wang Mang!
(End of this chapter)