Zhang Lu replied: "Due to the long-term war, most of the talents in the entire Youzhou have taken refuge in nearby forces. ”

"For example, the Zhen family in Zhongshan has a lot of trade with us, but they have a close relationship with the Yuan family, so it is difficult for us. If there are talents in the opposition, it is estimated that it will be difficult to take refuge in us. ”

Tong Yuan sighed slightly, who doesn't know how heroic Youzhou is, but it's a pity that he came too late and didn't have a share.

Zhang Lu continued: "For example, there is a Shitian Chou in Wuji Mountain in Beiping, who originally followed Liu Yu, and after Liu Yu was killed, he was temporarily trapped by Gongsun Zhan, but he was not afraid to refute Gongsun Zhan's face. Later, under the activities of Gongsun Zhan's men, he was finally freed. ”

"In the early years of Xingping, he vowed to avenge Liu Yu, but hated the inability to change the status quo, and led all the hundreds of clans and displaced people to live in seclusion in Xu Wushan, cultivate it himself, and create a happy land."

"After the war broke out again, the people came to join, and in a few years, more than 3,000 households have gathered, living in the Wuji Mountain in Youbeiping."

"We have established trade contacts with him, and he agrees with the purpose of the Four Seas Merchant Gang to help the people, but he is more disgusted with my Xiliang forces, but fortunately he has limited knowledge of the Four Seas Merchant Gang belonging to Hedong and our army, so he can establish a branch in Wuji Mountain."

Tong Yuan sighed: "In this troubled time, it is really an amazing person to be able to save the people. However, this person is loyal to Liu Yu, why didn't he work for Yuan Shao with Liu Yu's son Liu He and attack Gongsun Zhan? ”

Zhang Lu said: "I don't know about this matter, but the branch over there introduced that Tian Chou pays attention to etiquette and law, and governs the local area very well, but he is unwilling to have any dealings with Yuan Shao's side." ”

"I guess he may really care about the people, the kind of hermit who is bent on avenging Liu Yu, seeing through Yuan Shao's face, and unwilling to participate in the struggle for hegemony in the world."

Tong Yuan sighed: "How dark and bright this troubled world is. ”

He asked again: "Have you heard that Gongsun Chan has a general named Zhao Yun?" ”

Zhang Lu said: "There is no information on this yet, especially Gongsun Zhan has been very sensitive and vigilant recently, and strictly ordered his subordinates not to contact strange outsiders, so it is difficult to inquire about the information there." ”

Tong Yuan had no choice but to let Zhang Lu continue to act according to the plan and prepare for the confrontation with Yuan Shao later.

As a result, in the summer of the second year of Jian'an, the Xinxi Liang Army began to completely recover the war preparations of the state.

Zhang Ji, Geng Qing and others took charge of the affairs of the northern counties and made full preparations for the army to go north.

Yu Xuan, Shen Long, Lu Jian, and others also reorganized their defenses, preparing to fight a good outpost battle in the autumn, and strive to make a good start for the winter war.

At the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty, the world was in turmoil, but there was a piece of land that was temporarily spared from large-scale war, famine and plague, and became the place where the world's corporal and common people gathered at that time, that is, Jingzhou.

After only seven years in Jingzhou, Liu Biao united with the well-known local scholars Kuai family and Cai family to quickly stabilize the eight counties of Jingzhou.

He also appointed a powerful general Huang Zu to repel Yuan Shu and his subordinate general Sun Jian, cut off Yuan Shu's grain road, and supported Cao Cao to defeat Yuan Shu in Kuangting in the fourth year of Chuping from behind.

In addition to his own strength, Liu Biao also used "smart" diplomatic means to seek his own security and development among the major forces.

When Liu Biao was jointly discussing Dong by the Kwantung princes, he took the same wait-and-see attitude as Liu Yu for reasons of his own identity and the reason of throwing rats, but in order to gain fame, he recommended Yuan Shu to serve as the Taishou of Nanyang, the big county, and stood in line to express his position.

After Dong Bai, Tong Yuan, Li Dao, Guo Yan, Jia Xu and others counterattacked Chang'an, forced Wang Yun to death, and drove Lu Bu away, Li Dao ordered the world not to conquer each other, but to open a new era with him as the leader.

He sent the Huangmen squire Zhong Xuan, worshiped Liu Biao as the general of Zhennan and the pastor of Jingzhou, and was named the Marquis of Wu, and let him command the three divisions of Jingzhou, and let him lead the military of the three states of Jiao, Yang, and Yi.

This treatment can be said to have made Liu Biao the master of the entire south, while Dong Bai and Tong Yuan were treated together after two years of bloody fighting by the Xinxi Liang Army.

It's a pity that Li Wei's strength is insufficient, no matter how hard he works to fight for peace in the world, it is just a dream, and now that he has gone to hell, Liu Biao will not praise him.

At the same time, Liu Biao was exquisite, and after he accepted Li Dao's arrangement, he immediately showed goodwill to Chang'an. But on the other hand, it formed an alliance with Yuan Shao to contain the development of Yuan Shu, and was one of the few but key allies that the alliance of Yuan Shao and Cao Cao could tear through the encirclement network.

Liu Biao's early performance was extraordinary, and his achievements in the economy and people's livelihood attracted a large number of scholars, poor families, and ordinary people to enter Jingzhou, including Zhuge Liang, Xu Shu, Pei Qian, and a group of top scholars in the future.

However, he also has some fatal problems.

Getting the support of the Jingzhou scholars is the key to Liu Biao's stay in Jingzhou, but it is also a double-edged sword. Even if a series of methods such as marriage, co-optation, and decentralization are used, it is difficult to concentrate forces.

For example, Huang Zu, a general stationed in Jiangxia, had a relationship with Liu Biao, accepting moderation rather than obeying orders. Therefore, it is not possible to concentrate on a certain direction and try to develop as much as possible.

The rest of the warrior clans and the strong armed forces are mostly similar, coupled with the short time, old age, limited ability and other reasons, he can't form a strong armed force that is similar to the Beifu soldiers under his own command, so there is no way to break the situation.

Liu Biao had a certain influence to the west and south, and when Liu Yan was still there, he was in an advantageous position in terms of public opinion, morality, and strategic situation. After Liu Yan's death, Liu Zhang succeeded to the throne, and was instigated by Liu Biao to rebel, pulling Gan Ning and other capable people to Jingzhou.

However, he did not have enough strength to conquer Yizhou, and with the death of Liu Yan, who was known as the emperor, his public opinion advantage in attacking Yizhou was gradually lost.

In addition, Jingzhou has a vast territory, and there are a large number of tribes living in the south, and some powerful people who occupy the land of the king rebel from time to time, which also binds his hands and feet

In addition, he is already fifty-five years old, and he is becoming more and more incapacitated, and he is not as bold as when he rode into Jingzhou alone, so the development of Jingzhou has reached an impasse.

But he also changed his thinking, instead of learning from King Jichang of Zhou Wen, Taoguang raised obscurity, persuaded people with virtue, and gave preferential treatment to the scholars from the north, so that they could settle down here, serve themselves and their descendants, and slowly develop their careers.

"Liu Mu is not an overlord, although he treats himself as Xibo, he will definitely be defeated in the future."

Celebrity Wang Ji and Sima Zhi glanced at each other, and both of them looked slightly surprised.

And the one who just made the astonishing remarks was Pei Qian, the son of the Pei family in Hedong.

Pei Qian has lived in Jingzhou for nearly ten years and is already a very famous one among the Southern Soldiers.

He had an excellent relationship with Wang Wei and Sima Zhi, and the latter two were also young leaders among the Southern Xia Shi clan.

Wang Wei asked, "Liu Mu is humble and has a valley, although he is not famous for his military affairs, but his power is huge, why did Wen Xing say this?"