Although the area and population of Pizhou are much worse than the Meizhou that Liu Ji asked for from the imperial court, if Pizhou is also included in the territory of the Broken Army, it can be used to build military fortresses at all the gorges in the Anxing Mountains, and further improve the defense system of the Broken Army against the nomads of the steppe.

Liu Ji then said to the eight top ministers under his command: "It's okay if the imperial court is willing to take out Pizhou, but Liu Yuan, the governor of Pizhou, is a son of the clan. ”

Zhang Liang said at this time: "My lord, there are currently three forces in Pizhou, namely Liu Yuan, the governor of Yanchang County, Li Kexuan, the Taishou of Yanchang County, and Xiao Jiande, the Taishou of Ji'an County, among which Liu Yuan, the governor of Pizhou, controls the state capital and three counties, after our army enters Pizhou, we can first seize the five counties controlled by Li Kexuan, the Taishou of Yanchang County, and Xiao Jiande, the Taishou of Ji'an County, as for the state pastor Liu Yuan......"

Zhang Liang then hesitated for a moment before continuing: "After all, the lord is a concubine of the imperial court, and on the issue of Liu Yuan, the governor of Pizhou, it is better not to use force or not to use force. ”

Liu Ji nodded slowly and said: "Then reply to the imperial court first, this general agrees to take over Pizhou, and the Broken Army will also go to the battlefield in Xiangzhou as soon as possible, and drive the Eastern Barbarian Alliance army that invaded Xiangzhou back to the 100,000 mountains." ”

After the Great Jin Dynasty received Liu Ji's reply, it immediately issued an order in the name of Emperor Liu Sheng to summon Liu Yuan, the governor of Pizhou, to enter the court and serve as the squire of the Ministry of Rites, and the position of the governor of Pizhou was handed over to Liu Ji, the general of the conquest.

"Smack-" Pizhou Governor Liu Yuan finished reading the imperial court's decree to let him enter the court, and slapped the bookcase in front of him angrily, "This group of chaotic ministers and thieves of the Thirteenth Family simply don't take the royal family and the clan in their eyes anymore, and now the people who control the military power in the royal family and the clan are the only ones left in the official and Liu Du, the Governor of Qinzhou, and the Thirteenth Family is going to break the foundation of the royal family and the clan!" ”

At this time, Liu Yuan's confidant Zhou Changwei said with a sad face: "My lord, it is obvious that this time the Thirteenth Family agreed to send troops to Xiangzhou to resist the Eastern Barbarian Coalition Army at the expense of the entire Pizhou. ”

Pizhou Prefecture Mu Liu Yuan gritted his teeth and said: "If the official is unwilling to let Pizhou out, what can the thirteenth family do!" ”

The strategist Zhou Changwei smiled bitterly and said, "The Thirteenth Family really has nothing to do with the lord, but what about Liu Ji? Liu Ji has the will of the imperial court, and he can use force to forcibly annex one city and eight counties in Pizhou, and even if the lord joins forces with Li Kexuan, the Taishou of Yanchang County, and Xiao Jiande, the Taishou of Ji'an County, it will be impossible to block the broken army that crisscrosses the Western Regions and the grassland! ”

When Liu Yuan, the governor of Pizhou, heard the name of the Broken Army, his face suddenly became gloomy, although Liu Yuan controlled one city and three counties in Pizhou, with more than 100,000 troops, but let him fight against the Broken Army, it was tantamount to a defeat.

"Could it be that this official can only obediently listen to the edicts of those chaotic ministers and thieves, and give up Pizhou to the Broken Army? This official is really unwilling! Liu Yuan said angrily.

Strategist Zhou Changwei hesitated for a moment and said: "Lord, although the power of the imperial court is now controlled by the Thirteenth Family, but the Thirteenth Family's control over all parts of the Great Jin Dynasty has become weaker and weaker, especially in the face of the Broken Army and the Southeast Wing Army, the Thirteenth Family can only retreat again and again, if this continues, say a big disrespectful word, the court is likely to be replaced by the Broken Army or the Southeast Wing Army in the future, why not make plans early?" ”

Liu Yuan frowned and said, "Mr. Zhou, do you mean to let this official take refuge in Liu Ji?" ”

The strategist Zhou Changwei nodded slightly and said: "Lord, no matter what Liu Ji says, he is also the concubine of the Great Jin, and I heard that he is still very fond of the princess of Xiangcheng, even if Liu Ji really replaces the Great Jin in the future, the royal family and the clan will not be wiped out, and the lord will take refuge in Liu Ji at this time, even if Liu Ji is trying to make an example for the people who will take refuge in the future, he will definitely not treat the lord badly." ”

Liu Yuan was silent for a long time before he spoke: "This matter is too big, I have to let this official think about it." ”

Seeing Liu Yuan's hesitant look, the strategist Zhou Changwei couldn't help but sigh in his heart, if it weren't for Liu Yuan's indecisive character, why would he only control one city and three counties in Pizhou.

The strategist Zhou Changwei pondered for a while and said: "The lord, when you continue to make decisions, you will suffer from it, and your subordinates think that taking refuge in Liu Ji is the best choice for the lord." ”

In the end, Liu Yuan, the governor of Pizhou, was finally persuaded by the strategist Zhou Changhuan, and then sent the strategist Zhou Changwei to Chengyin City in Gui'an County, Qianzhou, day and night, to discuss with Liu Ji about taking refuge.

When Zhou Changwei came to Chengyin City, the Guards Legion and the three elite infantry units of the Modao Soldiers, the Trap Camp, and the Wei Wushu had still not rushed back to Chengyin City, so the war machine of the Broken Army against the allied forces of the Eastern Barbarians in Xiangzhou had not yet started, and the reception of Pizhou had not begun.

Liu Ji summoned the envoy sent by Liu Yuan, the governor of Pizhou, who was the strategist Zhou Changwei, in the general's mansion.

After Liu Ji saw Zhou Changwei, he used to use the system scanning function to check the three-dimensional value of Zhou Changwei, but the result surprised Liu Ji, Zhou Changwei, the force value is 58, the intelligence value is 93, and the commander value is 83.

Unexpectedly, the envoy sent by Liu Yuan, the governor of Pizhou, had an intelligence value that reached the level of a top civil servant, and the commander value was also very high, exceeding eighty points, which was already comparable to a top civil servant summoned from the system, which made Liu Ji's heart move.

Now the number of ministers under Liu Ji's command, although there are already a lot of them, but the main ones are still those top ministers summoned from the system, and none of the ministers recruited by Liu Ji in the real world can reach 90 points, and only a dozen people have an intelligence value of more than 80 points.

"Zhou Changwei, a subordinate officer under the command of Pizhou Prefecture, has seen General Liu!" After Zhou Changwei saw Liu Ji, he hurriedly said to Liu Ji.

"Hehe, it turns out that you are Zhou Changwei from Pizhou, this general has already heard of Mr. Zhou, Mr. Zhou, please take a seat! Come on, serve tea to Mr. Zhou! Liu Ji said kindly.

Zhou Changwei heard Liu Ji say that he had heard about himself for a long time, and he didn't care, thinking that Liu Ji was just a kind word, although he was the confidant of the state pastor Liu Yuan, but his official position in Pizhou was not high, many times he was just behind the state pastor Liu Yuan to give advice, and the state pastor Liu Yuan did not give Zhou Changwei too many opportunities to display his talents.

However, what Zhou Changwei didn't expect was that in the next conversation with Liu Ji, Liu Ji was simply too enthusiastic about him, and when Liu Ji learned that Liu Yuan, the governor of Pizhou, was willing to return to the army, Liu Ji bluntly opened his mouth to recruit Zhou Changwei, which made Zhou Changwei a little flattered.

Zhou Changwei actually wanted to vote for another Ming lord for a long time, Zhou Changwei saw it very clearly, according to Liu Yuan's indecisive character, there is no possibility of making a big deal at all, and Liu Yuan is leaning on himself and beware at the same time, and now Liu Ji's olive branch is thrown, Zhou Changwei is immediately moved, in Zhou Changwei's heart, a person like Liu Ji should be his own master.

"General Liu, you don't give up, you value me so much Zhou Changwei, it stands to reason that I shouldn't have any hesitation, not to mention that even my lord will take refuge in General Liu, but I will take refuge in General Liu now, I can't help but be suspected of betraying my master, can I allow someone Zhou to be someone for a while?" Zhou Changwei said to Liu Ji with a fist.

"In this way, General Ben can promise Liu Yuan to still be the governor of Pizhou, but the army in Liu Yuan's hands must be merged into the Broken Army, and General Ben will directly ask Liu Yuan for Mr. Zhou, I don't know what Mr. Zhou thinks of this arrangement?" Liu Ji saw that Zhou Changwei also intended to take refuge in himself, and immediately said decisively.

Zhou Changwei heard that Liu Ji thought about him very thoroughly, if Liu Ji directly asked Liu Yuan for someone, Liu Yuan would definitely agree, which also allowed Zhou Changwei to avoid betraying the name of the master.

Zhou Changwei sighed and said: "General Liu, you have arranged it so properly, I Zhou Changwei can't talk about it if I don't know how to be interested!" Subordinate Zhou Changwei to meet the lord! ”

"Haha, with the help of Mr. Zhou, it's better than a Pizhou!"

Liu Ji then did not let Zhou Changhuan leave, this time Zhou Changhuan did not come to Chengyin City alone, and brought a lot of entourages and guards, Liu Ji asked these entourages and guards to carry a letter of his own handwriting, which was handed over to Liu Yuan, the governor of Pizhou, and Zhou Changhuan was left by Liu Ji.

After those entourages and guards left Chengyin City with Liu Ji's handwritten letter, Zhou Changwei volunteered to ask Liu Ji for his life, willing to use his incorruptible tongue to persuade Li Kexuan, the Taishou of Yanchang County in Pizhou, and Xiao Jiande, the Taishou of Ji'an County, to also surrender to the Broken Army.

Liu Ji pondered for a while, and decided to let Zhou Changhuan give it a try, and directly dispatched six puppet bodyguards with the strength of top generals from his side, and escorted Zhou Changhuan all the way to the county capital of Yanchang County and the county capital of Ji'an County.

The entourage and guards who followed Zhou Changwei to Chengyin City returned to the Pizhou Prefecture Capital Mall, and presented Liu Ji's handwritten letter to Liu Yuan, the state minister.

After reading Liu Ji's handwritten letter, Liu Yuan, the governor of Pizhou, breathed a long sigh of relief, and immediately ordered the officials and troops of Maoshang and the other three counties to prepare for the entry of the Broken Army, and from now on, Pizhou will be the same as Qianzhou, and will also become the jurisdiction of the Broken Army.

Zhou Changwei took six puppet bodyguards with the strength of top generals, and after coming to Quyuan City, the capital of Yanchang County, he met Li Kexuan, the Taishou of Yanchang County, in the Taishou Mansion.

"Li Taishou, we meet again, but my identity has changed a little today, and I am the messenger of the Broken Army today." Zhou Changhuan smiled and said to Li Kexuan, the Taishou of Yanchang County, that Zhou Changxuan, as the envoy of Liu Yuan, the governor of Yanchang County, had seen Li Kexuan several times in Yanchang County.

Li Kexuan, the Taishou of Yanchang County, asked in a deep voice, "Mr. Zhou, what's going on?" ”

Zhou Changwei said loudly: "Presumably Li Taishou should have known that the imperial court handed over Pizhou to the Broken Army, Liu Zhoumu did not dare to disobey the holy decree, and had agreed to hand over the city, three counties and hundreds of thousands of troops under his command to the Broken Army, and General Liu Ji of the Broken Army was very moved by Liu Zhoumu's deep understanding of righteousness, so he would ask the court to still let Liu Zhoumu serve as the Governor of Pizhou, as for Zhou, he has now become a subordinate of General Liu Ji. ”

Li Kexuan, the Taishou of Yanchang County, snorted coldly and said, "Could it be that Mr. Zhou is here to be a lobbyist today?" Now that the power of the imperial court has fallen into the hands of the thirteenth family, the holy decree is just the edict of the thirteenth family, and this Taishou will not obey the decree! ”

Zhou Changwei shook his head and said: "Li Taishou, presumably you should also be very clear about the strength of the Broken Army, to tell the truth, if Li Taishou's army really goes to war with the Broken Army, it is tantamount to hitting a stone with an egg, Li Taishou only relies on the land of three counties and hundreds of thousands of troops, how long can he resist the Broken Army, you must know that the number of troops sent by the Broken Army every time is calculated in millions!" ”

Yanchang County Taishou Li Kexuan suddenly stopped squeaking, when he was fighting against the Red Turban Army, the predecessor of the Southeast Xiang Army, Li Kexuan had seen the strength of the Broken Army, he knew that Zhou Changxuan was telling the truth, with the hundreds of thousands of troops in his hands, he was powerless to resist the Broken Army.

Zhou Changwei saw that Li Kexuan, the Taishou of Yanchang County, was silent, and immediately persuaded again: "Li Taishou, as you said, now the power of the imperial court has been firmly controlled by the Thirteenth Family, for a loyal minister like Li Taishou, the Thirteenth Family will definitely deal with you with all their hearts, even if Li Taishou avoids the Broken Army this time, the Thirteenth Family will come up with other ways to deal with you, it is better to directly join the Broken Army, General Liu Ji asked Zhou to promise Li Taishou that he is willing to still let Li Taishou serve as the Taishou of Yanchang County." ”

After a pause, Zhou Changwei continued: "General Liu Ji is also a concubine of the Great Jin Dynasty, and he has always been loyal to the Great Jin, otherwise Liu Zhoumu would not have agreed so easily to hand over one city, three counties and hundreds of thousands of troops to General Liu Ji." ”

Li Kexuan, the Taishou of Yanchang County, sighed and said, "Mr. Zhou, this Taishou is only the land of the three counties, does General Liu Ji have to do it?" ”

Zhou Changwei said with a smile: "The truth that the side of the couch does not allow others to snore, presumably Li Taishou should be very clear, Li Taishou, what do you say?" ”

"Forget it, this official is still honest and be my Taishou! Please Mr. Zhou tell General Liu Ji that I, Li Kexuan, am willing to contribute all the land of the three counties and the hundreds of thousands of troops in the three counties to the Broken Army! ”

After Zhou Changwei persuaded Li Kexuan, the Taishou of Yanchang County, he came to Jingyang City, the county capital of Ji'an County, Pizhou, non-stop, and persuaded Xiao Jiande, the Taishou of Ji'an County, and finally Xiao Jiande agreed to hand over the territory of the two counties and about 80,000 troops to the Broken Army, and at the same time, Zhou Changwei also promised Xiao Jiande on behalf of Liu Ji that Xiao Jiande would still serve as the Taishou of Ji'an County, and Xiao Jiande would only be responsible for government affairs in the future, and he would no longer have military power in his hands.

Thanks to the cooperation of the three major forces in Pizhou, by the end of December of the Great Jin Dynasty 429, the entire Pizhou had completely fallen into the hands of the Broken Army.