Chapter 215: The First Test of the Forbidden
In the eyes of everyone, this is a good thing for everyone to be happy about, but Guan Yu is drunk with Zhao Yun and others, maybe no one in this life understands how difficult it is for Guan Yu to make this choice!
Of course, these are no longer important, the important thing is that Guan Yu's father and son are reunited, and there is also a stunning young woman Feng. Liu Cong also treated Guan Yu well, and the next day he sent someone to choose a house for Guan Yu in Xiangyang City for Guan Yu's family to resettle.
Guan Yu's submission made those former members of Liu Bei's group who had already returned to Shun also breathe a sigh of relief in their hearts, and from then on they could follow Liu Cong without distractions, and the once powerful General Guan might still fight with them on the battlefield in the future. Zhou Cang, Jian Yong, Sun Qian, Mi Zhu and others successively went to Guan Yu's mansion to reminisce, which also made Guan Yu feel the beauty of life again.
And the Feng family, who has a home, quickly showed everyone's beautiful demeanor, and while the Guan Mansion was well taken care of by her, Guan Yu also found the long-lost pride from her again! I have regained my majesty as a man!
As for the remaining three women, Liu Cong also simply accepted them all, and asked Zhao Yun and Yu Ban to pick one to stay to take care of their daily life, and the rest of the rewards were given to Zhou Cang. These generals are no better than literati, and it is indeed not easy to marry again, Liu Cong wants to make them better contribute to Jingzhou after their lives are stable. This is undoubtedly a super gift for Zhao Yun and Zhou Cang, and they don't even know whether to thank Liu Cong or Guan Yu.
Only Yu Ban silently accepted Liu Cong's reward, he did not belong to Guan Yu's gang, and his wife and children in Xuchang were also unknown in life and death, he thanked Liu Cong for the reward, but he also felt that there was no need to be like Zhao Yun and Zhou Cang. Moreover, Guan Yu's submission also directly reduced Yu Ban's status in Liu Cong's mind.
As a former opponent, Yu Ban still knows something about Guan Yu, and Yu Ban has not been idle in Xiangyang these days, after his understanding, he thinks that among the generals in Jingzhou, only Wen Ping and Wei Yan can compete with his own command ability, and even Gan Ning, Liu Pan and others are more than brave and lack of strategy. Therefore, Yu Ban is not in a hurry at all, as long as he stays in Xiangyang with peace of mind, whether he will go west to attack Yizhou or east to attack Jiangdong in the future, he will have the opportunity to lead the troops and make meritorious contributions.
And Guan Yu is different from Gan Ning and others, he will not fight alone, so Yu Ban did not go to congratulate him as a general, he had to think about how to gain a foothold in Jingzhou.
Of course, Chen Lan also got 3,000 stone of grain as she wished, and Mei Cheng, who was originally a hostage in Xiangyang, personally brought it back to the bandit camp. Before leaving, Liu Cong also personally met with Mei Cheng and asked him to bring his best wishes to Chen Lan and others. These mountain bandits may seem like mountain bandits to outsiders, but they themselves consider themselves to be rebels, and they also dream of one day occupying a county and a half state as a prince on the separatist side. In the absence of absolute necessity, Liu Cong also did not want to clash with them.
Regarding the provision of food for the mountain bandits, the civil officials in Xiangyang were divided, but Liu Cong adhered to the Huairou policy, and wanted Chen Lan, Lei Shu and others to drag Cao Cao more in Lujiang, and it could be delayed for a day. Without food, no matter how many people Chen Lan has, it is useless, and it is possible that Zhang Liao will be driven to Jiangxia, as long as Chen Lan and others no longer appear in Jiangxia, Zhou Yu and others' plan will fail, such a thing that kills many birds with one stone, not to mention that Chen Lan also sacrificed four beauties.
Of course, it is Liu Cong who has benefited the most from this matter. How can Guan Yu's father and son be comparable to three thousand stone grains? If Cao Cao knew that Guan Yu finally made up his mind because of Chen Lan's dedication to the Feng family, Cao Cao would have to pick Chen Lan's skin. With the addition of Guan Yu's father and son, Liu Cong's next plan will be implemented more smoothly. The civil and military generals of Liu Bei's group, including Zhao Yun, will also serve Jingzhou more loyally.
For this reason, Liu Cong also specially instructed Xu Shu and others to prepare a feast, feast the ministers, and welcome Guan Yu to join. Of course, since the current county guards are all newly appointed, and the commanders of each battalion are also new, Guan Yu's father and son are also temporarily idle like Zhao Yun.
However, the existence of Guan Yu and others invisibly also gave pressure and motivation to the old generals in Jingzhou. And Liu Cong seems to be more enthusiastic than everyone imagined, originally Liu Cong and Liu Bei were opposites, but now Zhao Yun, Guan Yu and others are valued and Wen Ping and Zhuge Liang and others have subtle changes in their hearts.
Of course, Liu Cong is happy to see this change, Liu Cong knows that for a long time, he will have to rely on Wen Ping and Zhuge Liang, but he also keenly feels that he cannot be overridden by one or several forces, and how to control different forces is also a problem that a monarch must learn to face.
Today's Jingzhou Wenpin is the main army, Zhuge Liang is in charge, Guan Yu, Zhao Yun, Yu Ban, etc. belong to the third or even fourth force, Liu Cong needs to coordinate and handle the relationship between them, and also skillfully promote or suppress a certain party in a timely manner.
Although Liu Cong attaches great importance to Guan Yu, he must not give him the opportunity to gather with the former Liu Bei Group veterans. Therefore, Liu Cong will face many challenges in this regard in the future. And if there is a chance to enter Yizhou, then the Jingzhou Gang, the Yizhou Gang and the Liu Bei Gang ...... There could even be more.
With the growth of strength and the continuous addition of civil and military officials, Liu Cong was happy and at the same time began to prepare for the real mastery of this big ship. At this moment, Xuchang Cao Cao is engaged in a secret war with Xun Yu, this kind of relationship between monarchs and ministers, Liu Cong does not want to repeat it on himself......
So at the same time as Guan Yu returned to obedience, Yu Ban was promoted, promoted to Yu Ban as the general of Zhichong, the deputy commander of the Jiangling infantry battalion, and was sent to the Jiangling battalion to co-preside over the infantry training with Wei Yan, the Jiangling battalion is the main force in Liu Cong's plan to attack Yizhou, Wei Yan is familiar with military books, and his martial arts are outstanding, but in terms of actual combat experience, Yu Ban is definitely one level higher. And Yu Ban is slightly lacking in bravery, and the two should be able to complement each other!
Therefore, Liu Cong personally wrote a letter first, in which he wrote about Yu Ban's past achievements and exploits, and asked Wei Yan to be modest and cautious to ask Yu Ban for more advice. Of course, before leaving, Liu Cong also unreservedly said the current situation of the lack of talents in Jingzhou, and sincerely hoped that Yu Ban would stay in Jingzhou with peace of mind, and Liu Cong in Xuchang would let Huang Quan find a way.
Wei Yan is more than ten years younger than Ban, and he has not had many commendable achievements in the army in Jingzhou for more than ten years, and Wei Yan admires Liu Cong very much. Since Liu Cong admired the ban so much, Wei Yan also treated him with courtesy. Soon Wei Yan was once again convinced by Liu Cong, because Yu Ban, whom he recommended, was really far superior to himself in terms of arranging troops and actual combat.
Yu Ban saw that Wei Yan was a good martial artist, it was when he was young and vigorous, but he had special respect for himself, and naturally knew that this was inseparable from Liu Cong, Yu Ban knew that Wei Yan and Gan Ning were one of the first few generals to follow Liu Cong, the real veteran, without Liu Cong's instructions and recommendations, Wei Yan would never get along so well, so Yu Ban also put aside his identity as a general and began to devote himself to training in Jiangling. Although Wei Yan was the main one in the Jiangling camp and supplemented by the ban, the two could often be seen walking side by side in the Jiangling camp, and Wei Yan often stopped to consult Yu Ban on training and power amplifiers.
In fact, in addition to wanting to rely on Yu Ban's experience to drive a group of young generals, Liu Cong also hopes that Yu Ban will integrate with the Jingzhou soldiers as soon as possible, and in the future, it is indispensable for Yu Ban to lead the troops to fight.
Of course, Yu Ban was just an experiment, and Jiang Qin was already in charge of the Jiangling Naval Division Camp independently. If Yu Ban can quickly fuse, then Zhao Yun will be next, followed by Guan Yu. When these three people are integrated into the Jingzhou soldiers, then at least the generals who attack Yizhou will be enough. Only by allowing them to lead troops to fight and make meritorious contributions on the battlefield can the generals ensure that their loyalty continues to increase.
The capture of Yizhou is indispensable for the division of troops into several ways, and Wen Ping and others are the generals of Liu Cong Neiding to guard Jingzhou, and they dare not act rashly, so Yu Ban, Zhao Yun and others are bound to become the vanguard and main force in the near future! Another general, Zhou Cang, was sent to the Fancheng camp. This ordinary person with brute strength is even a little lacking in heart, but it is also a supplement to Wen Ping, although Wen Ping is a commander with outstanding talent, he is the same as Yu Ban, slightly lacking in martial arts, at least compared with Gan Ning, Zhao Yun and others, a few more martial artists can also come in handy at critical moments.
The most important thing is that Zhou Cang can no longer be allowed to follow Guan Yu. The daily dealings between Zhao Yun and Guan Yu, for a long time, Liu Cong will definitely not be able to interfere. Because Xu Shu is close to Zhuge Liang and is a literati, he should not be called a brother and sister to Guan Yu.