Liu Cong continued to show benevolence, he is no stranger to this, at the beginning of this era, Zigui bandits encountered Li Yan. Although Wang Zi did not belong to Jingzhou before, Zhang Luzhi's fault in this troubled era was a county guard, and compared to Liu Cong's identity, it could almost be ignored, and Liu Cong did not have to worry about the people in the city not being convinced.

However, Wang Zi, Liu Cong let him still serve as the county commander, but the county lieutenant was replaced by a military marquis in the army, and the previous county lieutenant joined Huang Jie's logistics unit with a thousand county soldiers. At the same time, 500 people were selected from the Yellow Shooting Army as county soldiers, and Fangling was built into the rear, and at the same time it was assigned to Xinye County.

Let's say that Wei Yan, Yu Ban, and Pang Tong led the troops forward. These three people finally seized the opportunity this time. Wei Yan wanted to use this attack on Shu to make meritorious deeds, surpass Gan Ning and even Wenpin, and Yu Ban was the first battle since the surrender, so he naturally wanted to fight beautifully, live up to Liu Cong's trust, and at the same time convince the Jingzhou soldiers.

Pang Tong was even more angry, now Zhuge Liang is already the No. 3 person in Jingzhou, and he himself was unwilling to follow Liu Cong at the beginning, and later drifted in Jiangdong for two years, if it wasn't for Ma Liang's recommendation, I am afraid that he is still in Jiangxia at this moment. He didn't know that Liu Cong was doing this on purpose, so he only brought Liu Cong with him when he entered Shu and was recommended by Zhuge Liang, Xu Shu and others.

Originally, Liu Cong only brought Pang Tong's military division with him on this expedition, but judging from the relationship between Liu Cong and Fa Zheng, he was afraid that Fa Zheng's status would surpass Zhuge Liang in the future, so Pang Tong also cherished the opportunity of this westward expedition very much. You must know that the law is correct and obedient, and Liu Cong is bound to always think about meritorious service. Pang Tong naturally made Fa Zheng a competitor.

After two days of rapid marching, when the vanguard troops were about to arrive at the outskirts of Shangyong, it was already ten in the evening, and the sentry cavalry came to report that Shangyong had been prepared. There were not many troops defending the city, but they were heavily armed. It turned out that as Zhang Wei suggested, while Zhang Lu sent Yang Ren and Yang Ang to garrison, Pegasus reported to the counties along the line and fully supported Shangyong.

It's just that Liu Cong came too quickly, and before the herald arrived in Fangling, Wang Zi surrendered, and after receiving the order, the Shangyong county commander immediately organized the county's wealthy families and the original county soldiers to go to the city wall to guard against Liu Cong's army, and prepared to support Yang Ren and others.

Wei Yanran's troops lived five miles away from the outskirts of Shangyong City, and he and Yu Ban rode to Shangyong to check the terrain. It doesn't matter if you don't look at it, when you see the two of you all sighing along the way, you feel uneasy at the same time. Because the terrain is too unfavorable for the attacker. And from a distance, the defenders on the city wall are even more extraordinary, all of them are mighty and majestic, which reminds Wei Yan and others of the ancient power.

In 1046 B.C., King Wu of Zhou, together with the eight kingdoms of Bashi, jointly cut down and fought in Muye. Yongguo ranks first among the eight countries. In the middle of the Spring and Autumn Period, "only mediocre people are good at fighting, and Qin and Chu are invincible." In 611 B.C., Yongguo took advantage of the famine in Chu and marched eastward, but was destroyed by the king of Chu Zhuang and the western kingdom of Ba and Qin, and the land was divided by Chu, Qin and Ba. Hence the idiom "mediocrity disturbs themselves".

Mediocrity, mediocrity, mediocrity...... Yong has become a derogatory word today, and mediocrity is a synonym for a group of people who have no talent, no ideals, and no wisdom. However, what we don't know is that in ancient times, it was a group of "mediocre people" who established a country in the name of "mediocrity". The ancient country of Yongguo is not mediocre in history.

Mediocrity, mediocrity, mediocrity...... Yong has become a derogatory word today, and mediocrity is a synonym for a group of people who have no talent, no ideals, and no wisdom. However, what we don't know is that in ancient times, it was a group of "mediocre people" who established a country in the name of "mediocrity". The ancient country of Yongguo is not mediocre in history.

During the Shang Dynasty, Yongguo was the head of the barbarians, and the "Baipu" in northern Hunan and southwestern Hubei were all gathered under Yongguo. This is inseparable from the political and military strength and prestige of Yongguo at that time. During the Spring and Autumn Period, Yong dominated between Chu, Ba and Qin, and defeated several invasions of Chu, so that it posed a threat to Chu to move its capital. In the final battle of Yongchu, if Chu did not unite Ba and Qin, it was almost impossible for a single vassal state to destroy Yongguo.

Yongguo is not only powerful, but also has a high title. The Book of Rites. The "Royal System" said: "The king's system is the lord of Lu, the prince and the prince, and the fifth class." "Etiquette" says: "If you have the same surname, you will be called uncle, and if you have a different surname, you will be called uncle." If you have the same surname, Xiaobang is called uncle, and if you have a different surname, Xiaobang is called uncle. "It is in the east and the north of Di Xirong in the south, although it is called 'son'." The monarch of Yongguo has been a marquis for generations, and the other vassal states "are big, but they are not sons, so Wu, Chu and Ba are all called sons." ”

The Zhou feudal system was strict, and non-Bo could not be called princes, so Chu Zi coerced the Zhou royal family to give him the title, "If you want to view the politics of China, please ask the royal family to respect my name." Yong is Bo, which shows that its status is very high, and it also fully proves the strength of Yongguo.

The origin of the name "Shangyong" is magical, but there may not be many people who can understand the cultural heritage symbolized by this term. As we all know: the mediocre are mediocre and mediocre. Maintaining neutrality in China is the true meaning of Chinese culture. The foundation of Confucius's philosophy is deeply rooted in the word "moderation". The golden mean is not eclecticism, it is not the passivity of the mediocre to avoid the world, but the best attitude of life after understanding the deep true meaning of the great road of the universe, that is, "embracing the middle and keeping one" and achieving the liberation and transformation of no increase or decrease, no dirt and impurity, no birth and no destruction, and no good and no evil.

Being in the middle is a shortcut to the sublimation of life, and it is a snow lotus that blooms on the peak of human wisdom. Only the golden mean can realize the eternal happiness of the unity of heaven and man, harmony and change, and the happiness of straight people.

Although the river blocker is sparse, the elephant is invisible, the great ingenuity is clumsy, and the wisdom is foolish, although it is on the peak of civilization, it still guards the sobriety, the wisdom, and the liberation of the mean. This is the great wisdom of the people who block the river in the meaning of the place name.

Nowadays, although the Yongguo has long ceased to exist, Shangyongcheng has inherited the various geographical advantages of the capital of the Yongguo at that time. In the Shang Dynasty, Yong was a marquis. The capital is located in Fangcheng Mountain, forty-one miles southeast of Zhushan City. "Chronicles of the Universe" contains: "Fangcheng Mountain, the capital city of Yong. Its top of the mountain is flat, steep on all sides, there is a city in the south of the mountain, it is more than ten miles long, and it is called Fangcheng. "Hubei Tongzhi" contains: "The protection of Fangcheng natural insurance".

If they hadn't arrived at the scene, neither Wei Yan nor Yu Ban would have been able to imagine the danger of the mean. Although there were only more than a thousand people standing on the city wall, it was almost impossible for Wei Yan's vanguard force of 5,000 people to capture Shangyong in a short period of time. And it's 10 p.m. But Wei Yan was afraid that Zhang Lu's reinforcements would arrive in Shangyong, and it would become more difficult to attack the city at that time.

For a while, it was a little difficult for the three of them to attack or not.

Under the cover of night, the tired division attacked Shangyong, and the Shangyong defenders were undoubtedly more familiar with the terrain and were good at field battles like moths to fire. But it would take at least two days for Liu Cong's army to arrive in Shangyong, and Zhang Lu's reinforcements could arrive in Shangyong at any time. After some heated discussions, Wei Yan finally decided to camp on the spot and attack the city as soon as dawn came.

It was night, and the sergeants were tired, and they rested. When Wei Yan, Yu Ban and others were awakened, they immediately felt that something was wrong, this was the enemy army taking advantage of the night to rob the village. Moreover, the enemy army was divided into two lines. Rao is Yu Ban, an old military expert, is confused. The enemy army only has a thousand people and actually chooses to rob the village, could it be that there are masters among them?

Wei Yan, Pang Tong and others hurriedly got on their horses to organize resistance and retreat. Due to the darkness of the night and the unfamiliar terrain, after two consecutive days of trekking, there was still strength there, and he only cared about fleeing for his life. Fortunately, Wei Yan and Yu Ban were known to be majestic in the army, and they managed the army in a good way in peacetime, and finally gathered the troops after all the soldiers withdrew for two miles.

Upon further inquiry, the enemy had already returned to the city, and the night attack actually lost 5 or 600 people, of whom more than 300 were burned or burned to death by the fire, and more than 200 were trampled and slashed by the enemy in the end of the chaos. This made Wei Yan and the others very embarrassed. You must know that there are only 1,000 people in Shangyong City, and even if you storm the county seat, there will not be such a big loss in a day or two. As a last resort, Wei Yan led the army back for five or six miles, and then re-encamped.

Wei Yan and Yu Ban and the others had no intention of sleeping, and the two of them discussed the topic of the day around the bonfire, it seems that the tradition of this mediocrity has been reflected in this mediocrity, and there will be an idea to break the city tomorrow, otherwise when Liu Cong comes, both of them are speechless!