Chapter 697: Battle of Jiaozhou

Shixie's word is Weiyan, and Cangwu Guangxin is a person. His ancestors were originally from Wenyang, Lu State, and during the rebellion of Wang Mang of the Western Han Dynasty, his ancestors took refuge in Jiaozhou. After the sixth generation to Shixie's father, Shi Ci, Yu Huan Emperor was the Taishou of Rinan, and the Shi family rose from then on. When Shi Xie was young, he traveled to Beijing to study as a teacher, worshiped Liu Ziqi of Yingchuan as his teacher, and studied and governed Zuo's Spring and Autumn Period. After checking filial piety, he supplemented Shang Shulang, and was dismissed from office due to official business. After the expiration of his father's funeral system, Shi Xie raised his talents, removed the witch order, and moved to the toe Taishou.

After Shi Xie was ordered, he immediately sent Zhang Min to the imperial court to thank him and offer tribute, when the world was in turmoil, the road was cut off, and Shi Xie did not abolish the duty of the border tribute, the Han court saw that Shi Xie was loyal, and intended to let him lead Jiaozhou, so he added Shi Xie as 'General Anyuan', and named 'Longdu Pavilion Marquis'.

At that time, the Han Dynasty had experienced the Yellow Turban Rebellion, the Ten Standing Servants Rebellion, and the warlords divided and fought in a period of chaos, and its influence on Jiaozhou was greatly weakened.

Shixie, who was nominally loyal to the Han Dynasty's Jiaozhi Taishou, had in fact become a warlord who had seized the counties of Jiaozhou. Most of Shi's relatives held important positions in Jiaozhou, such as Shixie's three younger brothers, Shiyi, Shihuangyou, and Shiwu, who served as Hepu Taishou, Jiuzhen Taishou, and Nanhai Taishou respectively.

The Shixie brothers are a county, a state, partial to thousands of miles, and the prestige is supreme. In and out of the bell pan, equipped with majesty, flute blowing, car riding full of road. There are often dozens of people who burn incense in the hub. The wives and concubines rode on the baggage, and the children rode from the soldiers, which were valuable at that time, and they could be described as shocking and subduing the barbarians. The power of the Shi family continued to grow, and because of the war in the Central Plains, Liu Biao was exhausted to protect Jingzhou, how could he have the energy to pay attention to the affairs of Jiaozhou, and gradually, the power of Jiaozhou almost fell into the hands of the Shi family, and Shixie became the uncrowned king of Jiaozhou.

The land of the nine counties of Jiaozhou is rich in grain, and the terrain is remote, far away from the disputes in the Central Plains. Jiangdong Sun Jian has long had the heart of peeping. At that time, Lai Gong and Wu Ju had a dispute because of the struggle for power and profit. Lai Gong is also a man of ambition, seeing that the world is in turmoil, he wants to establish a king in Jiaozhou. Wu Ju was loyal to Liu Biao, how could he condone Lai Gong's ambitions, and immediately raised troops to attack Lai Gong, Lai Gong was defeated, and sent an envoy to ask Liu Biao for help, Liu Biao knew his evil intentions and killed his envoy. Lai Gong saw that Liu Biao was not saved, and knew that it was Wu Ju, so in a hurry, he actually asked Jiangdong Sun Jian for help. Sun Jian is worried about the capture of Jiaozhou without an excuse, and Lai Gong is the nominal pastor of Jiaozhou, and this time Lai Gong asked for help, which gave Sun Jian a fair and honest excuse to capture Jiaozhou.

After Sun Jian received the letter of Lai Gong, he rewarded his envoys, and at the same time immediately prepared troops and horses from Jiangdong and Yangzhou to prepare for the capture of Jiaozhou. And because Sun Jian has reached the twilight of his life, although the majestic wind is still there, the terrain of Jiaozhou is rugged, the miscellaneous roads are difficult to travel, and there are many foreign races in Jiaozhou, which is difficult to kill. Therefore, Zhou Yu, Zhang Zhao and other advisers strongly admonished Sun Jian, and asked Sun Jian to hand over the attack on Jiaozhou to his son Sun Ce, who was in his prime.

Sun Jian was old, and he had already had the intention to hand over the family business to Sun Ce, and this Jiaozhou war just allowed Sun Ce to establish his prestige in the army, deepen his reputation in the hearts of the scribes, and stabilize his status as a son.

So, according to public expectations, Sun Jian asked Sun Ce to command the 50,000 Jiangdong army, so that Zhou Yu was the military division, Lu Su was the army, Zhou Tai was the general, the governor was the military horse, Chen Wu and Pan Zhang were the deputy generals, and dozens of Jiangdong generals were sent to Jiaozhou. Sun Ce commanded the army very strictly, and with Zhou Yu's supervision, the brigade of men and horses marched according to the team. Hungry and thirsty, living at night, everywhere you pass, autumn is not guilty.

However, it was said that Wu Ju heard that Jiangdong sent troops, and the descendants of the tiger came with an army of 50,000, Wu Juju was shocked, and knew that he was not the opponent of the Jiangdong army. Wu Jujuxi, the Shi family has a huge power in Jiaozhou, and has won the support of foreign races, if they get their help, they will be able to repel the Jiangdong soldiers and horses. So, Wu Ju immediately repaired a letter and sent an envoy to Jiaozhi to see Shixie. After the salute was over, Wu Ju came to ask Shi Xie to send troops to help, Shi Xie originally hoped that Wu Ju and Lai Gong would fight, and after both were defeated, they suddenly sent troops, and swept away the leaves with the autumn wind, eliminating the two of them, and getting the benefit of the fisherman.

Shi Xie sneered in his heart, and was about to excuse himself to refuse, but Wu Julai suddenly said.

"Ming Gong knows that a catastrophe is coming!?"

Shi Xie's eyes suddenly froze, and he said coldly.

"I have never intervened in the battle between Lai and Wu, and I have been ordered by the imperial court to guard this place and never commit any crimes, how can there be a catastrophe?"

Wu Julai's face changed, and he said in a strange manner.

"The nine counties of Jiaozhou are vast and rich in grain. Liu Jingsheng of Jingzhou, Liu Jiyu of Yizhou, and Sun Wentai of Jiangdong have all coveted it for a long time. This time, it was difficult for Lai Gong to reach my lord's soldiers and horses, so he sent a letter asking for help from Jiangdong. That Sun Wentai had already promised and sent his son Bofu to lead an army of 50,000 to Jiaozhou. In the Jiangdong army, there is not only the tiger in the town, but also the wise Zhou Gongjin as the military advisor of the army. That's why I hope to get Minggong's help.

The Ming Gong family, sitting on the land of the four counties of Jiaozhou, if Sun Wentai can do his best in Jiaozhou, how can the Rong Shi family be dominant in Jiaozhou, and then I am only afraid that Ming Gong wants to be like-minded, then Sun Wentai is also incompatible! ”

When Shi Xie heard this, his face changed drastically, and his whole body couldn't help but tremble, but he quickly stopped it, suppressed the rapid fire in his body, and said in a cold voice.

"It's a big deal, and let me think about it for a while."

"How dare the villain force it, but time is running out now, and I hope that Ming Gong can make a decision as soon as possible. Otherwise, when the Jiangdong army arrives, the Ming Gong's soldiers and horses have not moved, and the Jiangdong army will smash the Yellow Dragon with the momentum of thunder, and the Ming Gong will regret it. ”

Wu Julai snorted coldly, and after speaking unhurriedly, he took his leave.

Shi Xie's face was unpredictable, and he was still on the big seat, and he couldn't stand it for a long time.

If the most irresistible thing in the world is power. How could Shi Xie easily give up his hegemony in Jiaozhou, the uncrowned king, and immediately sent people to fly to Hepu, Jiuzhen, and Nanhai in the starry night, and ordered his three younger brothers to come to Jiaozhi.

Shi Yi, Shi Huang You, and Shi Wu all heard that the Jiangdong army was heading for Jiaozhou, and they were all shocked, and hurriedly rushed to Jiaozhi to discuss with Shi Xie, and the four brothers discussed all night, and finally got a unanimous result, and sent troops to help Wu Ju and resist the Jiangdong army.

So Shi Xie exhausted the soldiers and horses of the four counties and rushed to the front of Jiaozhou to meet Wu Ju's soldiers and horses. Wu Ju joined forces with Shi Xie, and Wu Ju voluntarily gave way to Shi Xie and let him lead the army. Shixie did not postpone it, took over the position of commander, and after several people agreed, they divided the troops into three routes. Shi Xie took the middle road, Shi Yi, Shi Huang You, Shi Wu, the three Shi brothers were on the left, Wu Ju was on the right, and the three roads led a total of 50,000 or 60,000 troops to meet the enemy. Shixie made Lin Xian the vanguard of the front.

It is said that this Lin Xian is nine feet long, with an ugly face, a tiger's back and a bear's waist, and a mace, and has the courage of ten thousand people. Lin Xian immediately led the troops of his headquarters, left Dazhai, and came to welcome the soldiers and horses of Jiangdong.

At this time, Sun Ce led the army to the Yizhou border, and the front vanguard Zhou Tai, deputy generals Chen Wu and Pan Zhang, entered the Jiaozhou border and met the army horses led by Lin Xian. Although the two armies have no great enmity, they are each their own master, and they are hostile to each other at the moment, which is precisely incompatible. The two armies were in one place, and they were in a big position.

The sound of drums roared into the sky, and the sound of trumpets stirred up the sky. I saw the Shijun and the Jiangdong Army, two formations in a circle, Zhou Tai slapped his horse out of the formation, stared at the tiger, and pointed at Lin Xian and scolded angrily.

"Thief, don't get off your horse and surrender quickly!!"

Lin Xian was furious, and without saying a word, he went out to fight with Zhou Tai. The two men collided with knives and sticks, and the huge metal storm sound was incessant, and the fierceness was incomparable, and the soldiers of both armies were dumbfounded.

Zhou Tai thought that Lin Xian was brave, if there was no hard battle for twenty or thirty rounds, it was difficult to distinguish the winner or loser, Zhou Tai had a plan, and Lin Xian fought for less than a few times, Zhou Tai was defeated and left, Lin Xian roared angrily, and then rushed over.

Zhou Tai retreated, and secretly gestured with Chen Wu and Pan Zhang in the battle, Chen Wu and Pan Zhang comprehended, and immediately secretly ordered the soldiers and horses to prepare. After Lin Xian chased for several miles, he suddenly saw a loud shout, Chen Wu and Pan Zhang led the army to move together, swarming towards Lin Xian, and there was no way back. Zhou Tai returned with a knife, and the three fierce generals fought together, and Lin Xiansheng was captured in less than a few combinations. Lin Xian was captured, and when his soldiers saw it, they all fled in a panic. Zhou Tai led the army to cover up and kill nearly 1,000 soldiers, and then sent Lin Xian to Dazhai to see Sun Ce.

Sun Ce and Zhou Yu are discussing the matter of Shixie's dispatch of troops to help Wu Ju. Suddenly, a soldier came to report the good news of the front, Sun Ce and Zhou Yu heard that Zhou Tai had won a big victory first, and even captured Lin Xian, the pioneer general of Corporal Xie, Zhou Yujun had a slight smile on his face, and taught Sun Ce so and so first.

After that, the two of them went out of the tent together, and as soon as Sun Ce saw Lin Xian, he ordered the left and right to remove the restraints on his body, and called the soldiers to bring wine and food to treat him. Sun Ce asked first according to Zhou Yu's instructions.

"This righteous man, tiger and tiger, listen to my future report, and hear that your martial arts are very good. I don't know who the righteous man is? ”

Lin Xian saw that Sun Ce was so polite, and his original evil state was a little better, and he replied angrily.

"A certain Naishie General!"

Sun Ce smiled brightly and said immediately.

"It turned out to be a general of the Shigong Ministry, no wonder the righteous man was so brave. I know that Shigong is a loyal and righteous man, and now he must be bewitched by that Wu Ju, so that he is like this. I will let you go back today, and you will advise Shigong to return early to avoid great calamity. My father had already instructed me that if Jiaozhou could be pacified, he would never lightly disturb the Shijia family and mistakenly offend the prestige of the Shigong. ”

Lin Xian's face changed when he heard this, and he hurriedly thanked him, returned to see Shixie, and talked about Sun Ce's virtue. Shi Xie heard that even if Sun Jian won Jiaozhou, he had no intention of uprooting the Shi family's power, and his heart couldn't help but be shocked, but he couldn't believe it.

The next day, Wu Ju went to the village, and Shixie led his troops to greet him. After the two finished saluting, Wu Ju saw that Shi Xie found Lin Xian behind him, and his face changed, he had heard that Lin Xian had been captured in the rear before, but at this time Lin Xian returned unharmed, he couldn't help but be suspicious and asked.

"I don't know Ming Gong, how can I get Lin Xian back?"

Shi Xie frowned, quite displeased in his heart, but replied.

"This is Uncle Sun's righteous release."