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In the summer of July of the sixth year of Jian'an, shortly after the wedding for Lu Xun and Sun Shangxiang, a debate about Gao Chong's future and destiny was fiercely debated in Gao Chong's mansion in Xiangyang.

"People commander, Cao Cao has not returned from his northern expedition to Hebei. Only Xiahou Dun's army is stationed in Wancheng. Our army can take advantage of the emptiness of the north. As long as we take down Wancheng, we can threaten Sili and Xudu. Retreat can protect the safety of Jingxiang. The fighter is imminent, and we cannot be easily hindered." The commander-in-chief Zhou Yu pointed to the mountain map on the table, with a bright face.

Wancheng is the capital of Nanyang County in northern Jingzhou, and is known as the gateway of Jingxiang. After three generations of Zhang Ji, Yuan Shu and Zhang Ji, the Gun King of Wancheng last spring, Zhang Xiu, the Gun King, adopted the suggestion of the counselor Jia Xu and led the people to surrender to Cao Cao. Subsequently, Cao Cao successively appointed Cao Ren, the Marquis of Duting and Xiahou Dun, the General of Fubo, as the prefect of Nanyang, and entered Wancheng.

After Cai Mao, Xiang Lang and other groups of Jingxiang were formerly belonging to Cao Cao in Beitou, Cao's army took the opportunity to seize the empty Niryang and Jiyang counties, and the doors of Jingxiang were opened, which made Zhou Yu feel worried.

"The General Zhou thought this proposal was not desirable. There are three reasons. First, our army had just settled Jingxiang, but the people had not yet attached it. There were many rebels in counties and counties, and they still needed to encircle and suppress them with heavy troops. If the main force went north, it would be like giving those who were ill-behaved to take the opportunity to fight. Second, although Cao Cao was slapped in Hebei, his elite cavalry could reinforce Wancheng in less than five or six days. If the war lasted for a long time, it would be detrimental to me. Third and most important point, Cao Cao had supported the Han Dynasty for six years. Although anyone with a clear eye knew that Xu Du's emperor was just a puppet, as long as the emperor was still there, those patriots loyal to the Han Dynasty would surrender to Cao Cao to fight us. It is said that it was difficult for the public to offend. Even Yuan Shao's powerful force had encountered the fate of defeat. Therefore, the proposal of the Northern Expedition was not feasible. I hope the general would think twice." Xu Shu also retorted loudly.

Facing Zhou Yu, Xu Shu and the other two had completely opposite opinions. Some of the other generals accompanied Zhou Yu to raise troops to fight the Northern Expedition, while others responded to Xu Shu's slow plan. They had arguing for a while. In the end, everyone targeted Gao Chong's decision.

When he was listening to the argument just now, Gao Chong's expression was always gloomy and he never spoke. Zhou Yu's words had the truth about Zhou Yu, and Xu Shu had his reasons.

The Central Plains, the heart of the thirteen states in the world, its profound cultural heritage and the royal veins accumulated over the past thousand years are not comparable to those in other places. The reason why Sikong Cao Cao was able to defeat the general Yuan Shao was not only better in leadership and command, but also his huge political advantage of "using the emperor to command the princes" also played an important role.

If——, he could take advantage of the opportunity of Cao Cao's campaign against Yuan Shao's two sons in the north and attack Wancheng and attack Xudu, as long as he could get the emperor back south, he could take the initiative in politics and make the situation more difficult and now he would be at a disadvantage.

This is a very tempting opportunity, and Gao Chong couldn't help but feel moved.

"If you use the emperor to command the princes - as long as you attack Wancheng, Xu Du will no longer be able to go north. If you can host the emperor to go south, you will undoubtedly win the initiative in politics. This is really an irresistible temptation. But who can confirm that this is an opportunity, or a poisonous bait?" Gao Chong secretly weighed in his heart.

Just as Gao Chong was discussing whether to fight the Northern Expedition with Zhou Yu, Xu Shu and others, Lingnan, another seemingly inconspicuous battle began to control Gao Chong's actions without realizing it.

A month ago, Ye Xiao's mouse-catching action not only eliminated internal troubles, but also made Pang Tong use the trick to fight a beautiful battle to lure the enemy. After Wu Ju was captured, Shi Xie's resistance began to collapse.

In May of the sixth year of Jian'an, under the pressure of Pang Tong's beautiful tactical strikes and the strong pressure of both kindness and power, Jiaozhi prefect Xie and his people joined him, and the seven counties in Lingnan were settled. But then, Pang Tong, who was invincible in military affairs, made a fatal mistake.

Since the Shi family has been running Jiaozhou for six generations, his son has been exiled throughout the countryside. Through continuous intermarriage with the local Yue tribe, an invisible and intangible network has been formed. When Pang Tong was thinking about stabilizing the situation in Lingnan, the first thing he thought of was to eliminate and resolve the influence of the Shi family in Jiaozhou.

To this end, in June, Pang Tong wrote a letter to a letter to the three counties in Hainan to Jiaozhou, with a capital in Jiaozhi; the four counties in Haidong to Guangzhou, with a capital in Panyu. The original intention of Pang Tong's suggestion was to use the method of division and governance to gradually weaken the power of the local tyrants in Jiaozhou and create conditions for long-term governance in the future.

If this proposal can be implemented step by step, Jiaozhou may be able to embark on a peaceful transition, but Pang Tong did not have the patience to wait for the naturalization result. He was eager to get rid of the Lingnan War and went north to make contributions, and ignored an important link - the interests of the wealthy family.

The establishment of Guangzhou is an untolerable thing for the Shi family with a solid foundation in Lingnan. If the relatively rich and rich Haidong counties return to Guangzhou, it is no different from the catastrophe. One month is not enough to completely relieve the suspicious Shi Xie people. They are always preparing for obedience and rebellion.

On June 29, the Shi family secretly held a meeting in Jiuzhen County. In addition to Shi Xie, there were also local powerful figures such as Shi Yi and Shi Wu.

"Brother, Gao Liang, Hepu, Nanhai, and Cangwu counties have always been for the pastures for our Jiaozhou. Pang Tong divided the four counties into Guangzhou. This is clearly a butcher's knife to chop our Shi family. We must not sit and wait for death." Shi Yi said loudly. Shi Yi was Shi Xie's younger brother. He was the county supervisor in his early years. Later, he traveled to the capital to receive courtesy treatment for Situ Huang Wan. After Dong Zhuo fought, he returned to Jiaozhou and was now the prefect of Hepu.

Shi Xie owed his body and hesitated: "But Pang's military power is combined, and even if you and I refuse, there is no way out for a while."

At this time, the chief Xue Zong advised: "Ming Gong, there is a strategy to defeat Pang Tong."

Shi Xie asked happily: "Jingwen, let's talk quickly?"

Xue Zong was from Zhuyi, Pei County. His courtesy name was Jingwen. His Shaoyi clan was evaded to Jiaozhou and was appointed as the clan of Liu Xi, a great scholar. Shi Xie served as the prefect and appointed Xue Zong as the chief secretary.

"Does Ming Duke remember the allusion of the Hongmen Banquet? When the overlord Xiang Yu held a banquet at Hongmen, Emperor Gaozu was lucky enough to get Xiangzhuang, Fan Kuai and others to secretly help, and then escaped a disaster. Why don't we imitate Xiang Wang and come out of the Hongmen Banquet?" Xue Zong smiled slightly.

"Jingwen's advice is good, but it's just a little disgusting!" Shi Xie tapped the desk lightly and pondered. He was afraid that this plan would affect his reputation, so he still had some concerns.

"Brother, I think Xue Changshi's plan is very good. There are no more requirements for fighting between the two armies. In the previous period, Pang Tong killed Wu Ju, the prefect of Cangwu, with a trick. Now we use his own way to return him, which is reasonable." Shi Yi said loudly.

Shi Xie gritted his teeth, waved his sleeves and said loudly: "Okay, for the sake of Shi's survival, the rest is amazing. Apart from us, this matter must not be revealed, otherwise—!"

"We understand." Shi Yi, Shi Wu, and Xue Zongjiao replied.

On July 1st, Shi Xie held a banquet in Jiaozhi's mansion to entertain Pang Tong and Lu Fan. After three rounds of wine, the ambushed soldiers rose up and fought fiercely with the guards guarding Pang Tong and Lu Fan. At the same time, Shi Wu secretly led Jiuzhen's Nanyue tribes to escape into the city. Under the attack on both sides, Pang Tong, who was hasty and unprepared, was unconscious and could no longer command the battle.

On the morning of the second day, after nearly a night of fierce fighting, Lu Fan, who was in charge of the battle, saw that the situation could be irreversible. Considering that the road to defending the city might be cut off again, he led his army to retreat to Cangwu County, and wrote a letter to report the situation in Lingnan to Gao Chonggu.

The sudden deterioration of the battle in Lingnan caught Gao Chong off guard. What's more serious is that Pang Tong's arrow was seriously injured and urgently needed medical treatment. Hua Tuo was far away in Jinling, and even if the Pegasus came, it would be too late. In desperation, Gao Chong decided to go to Baqiu in person and once again asked Zhang Ji to come out of the mountain.

Pang Tong is a banner. As long as he is here, those Jingxiang scholars who are waiting and watching will sooner or later follow Pang Tong and join Gao Chong's command. On the contrary, if Pang Tong has any accidents, they will cause immeasurable losses to Gao Chong's strategy of attaching to the hearts of the people of Jingxiang.

Gao Chong, who originally intended to make Pang Tong practice in Lingnan, did not expect that a desolate Jiaozhou would cause him such great trouble. The Lu Fan army retreating to Cangwu might be surrounded by the enemy at any time. Now, a new force must be sent to Lingnan urgently.

In desperation, Gao Chong had to hurry to call Lu Xun, who was newly married, and ordered: "Boyan, you can quickly lead your troops to support the Lingnan war. After arriving in Cangwu, you will order elite soldiers to escort military commander Pang back to Changsha."

"Don't worry, no matter how cunning Shi Xie is, he is just a group of mobs. When my soldiers are at their disposal, he will definitely take off his dog's head." When he learned the news of Lingnan's defeat, Lu Xun sharpened his knife and said with a gamble.

Gao Chong said seriously: "Boyan must not underestimate the enemy. This time you march into Jiaozhou, you must be prepared for a long-term station. The matter of dividing the four counties of Haidong to establish Guangzhou can be temporarily suspended, and it will be gradually implemented after the rebellion is quelled."

"No!" Lu Xun followed the words and took the order and left.

In mid-July of the sixth year of Jian'an, Gao Chong went to Zhuxi to visit the medical saint Zhang Ji, and then went to Changsha to meet with Pang Tong. At the end of July, Lu Xun led 4,000 elite troops to Lingqu to Lingnan. After joining with Lu Fan, the troops took Jiaozhi. Seeing that the situation was not good, Shi Xie took the old method and sent Xue Zong to surrender as an envoy and re-determinated Jiaozhou.

This time, Lu Xun learned from Pang Tong's lesson and deprived Shi Xie of the position of prefect of the country without hesitation. At the same time, he submitted a memorial to appoint Shi Xie as the governor of Jiaozhou, thus depriving Shi Xie of his real power. This strategy of rising reputation and secretly relegated Shi Xie could not say even if he had any pain.

After this recurrence, Gao Chong had to bring limited food and grass to the Lingnan battlefield. In the Jingxiang area, the rice was not harvested and the old grain was not maintained. The situation that had just stabilized was turbulent again. Many hungry people were used by some ulterior motives and began to gather people to cause trouble. In Yicheng, Huarong and other counties, there were even more thieves.

This chaotic situation made Cai Mao, who was far away in Wancheng, feel quite satisfied. He has been trying to raise troops to go south to restore his hometown, and is lobbying Nanyang prefect Xiahou Dun to send troops to attack Xiangyang.

In the Wancheng Council Hall, General Fubo Xiahou Dun sat upright, standing on his hatchback. On the left were Sima Hanhao, Central Army Captain Shi Huan and other subordinates of Cao's army; on the right were Cai Mao, Zhang Yun, Xiang Lang and other surrendered officials in Jingxiang.

"General Xiahou, Gao Chongxing's unrighteous army occupied Jingxiang, and everyone's hearts were all against him. If you can take advantage of the time, we are willing to run for the front, and the heroes of Ying and Chu responded one after another. It is just around the corner!" Cai Mao rubbed his hands nervously, looked at the one-eyed Xiahou Dun with a slightly nervous expression, and said.

"The general must not listen to Cai Mao's words. Before leaving, Duke Ming will hand over the important task of guarding the rear to you and me. If there is a rash attack, if there is a mistake, we will not be able to repay the crime even if we die ten thousand times!" Sima Hanhao advised.

Han Hao, whose courtesy name was Yuansi, was first engaged in the role of the prefect of Hanoi, Wang Kuang, and later became the commander of Yuan Shu. Yuan Shu was unrighteous and was abandoned by Han Hao, and later joined the army in Xiahou Dun.

"Degui, if our army fought south, then Jingxiang County, the county tycoons could indeed have brought their people to rise up!" Xiahou Dun leaned forward and asked.

Cai Mao heard what Xiahou Dun said, so he stepped forward and said, "The Xiangyi family members Yang, Xi, Huang and Ma are all in harmony with me. Xiang's family called Xiang Lang's prefect. These families are connected to each other, and they can raise more than 10,000 people."

"Public Liu, how is Gao Chong's army's defense arrangement?" Xiahou Dun was moved.

Shi Huan reported: "In order to quell the rebellion of hungry people in various counties and counties, Gao Chong ordered the two main forces of Taishi Ci and Huang Zhong to be stationed in Fangling, Huyang and Xiangyang. There was only Gao Shun's army in Xinye City in front of our army, with less than a thousand people."

"Well, Gao Shun's camp is still somewhat combat-effective, which is a problem." Xiahou Dun said to himself.

During the battle of Xiaoguan, Xiahou Dun's left eye was shot blind by Gao Shun's general Cao Xing, and he pulled out his arrows and ate his eyes. That experience was both a glory and a humiliation for Xiahou Dun.

Blind Xiahou——Every time when he heard the soldiers in the army call him like this in secret, Xiahou Dun was furious in his heart. The blind man is also a blind man.

"General, Gao Chong has always been tricky in his military use. The empty situation in Xiangyang may be an illusion. Our army is more cautious." Han Hao advised again.

"General Han is too worried. Gao Chong is far away in Changsha. Our troops are willing to be the pioneer of the southern expedition, go straight to Xiangyang, and then wash the dust of General Xiahou in the mansion in the city." Cai Mao said loudly.

His voice was a hint of excitement. In the past few months, it was like a nightmare for him. He was originally full of power for a while, but in a blink of an eye he was driven like a dog who fell into the water and had almost nowhere to settle down. There were two people who had caused him great trouble, one was the emperor's uncle Liu Bei, who was falsely benevolent and righteous, and the other was the Han thief Gao Chong.
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