The weather was overcast, and the sky was full of thick, low, grayish-yellow cloudy clouds. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 infoThe north wind whined and roared, running wildly across the wilderness, as if it held a sharp sword that pierced through the tight coat.

Zhang Fan listened to the whirring wind outside the window, and listened to Hou Sanbao's report on Sun Ce's latest information:

"In early October, Sun Ce took Zhou Yu as his military advisor, and the army was invincible. Attack Hengjiang and pull out the profits. Then he crossed the river to hit the Moling, broke the Rong, and beheaded Xue Li. Turn to the river and enter Qu'a. At this time, there were tens of thousands of strategists. ”

Zhang Fan couldn't help frowning and muttered:

"The heroes of the world, Jiang Zuo's beautiful husband. Zhou Gongjin, Sun Bofu, is really ambitious and not old, and his reputation is well deserved! ”

Hou Sanbao smiled: "No matter how powerful they are, how can they compare with you!" ”

Zhang Fan smiled slightly, and murmured in his heart:

I also relied on the advantage of foresight and foresight, and stepped on the historical thread to push the boat down the river, and naturally there was no disadvantage. But Sun Ce and Zhou Yu are poor and white, starting from scratch, this is the real ability! It's purely a personal ability that is too good......

Zhang Fan smiled: "Huang Zu should have a headache at this time, right?" ”

Hou Sanbao replied: "Huang Zu appointed Zhang Shuo as the vanguard, Chen was the leader of the fleet, and he stayed in Jiangxia. Hold on to the mouth to resist Sun Ce's attack. ”

Zhang Fan said with a smile: "Although Sun Ce bravely won the three armies, and Zhou Yu was full of wisdom, I am afraid that this trip may not be able to make a contribution!" There is a long way to go in revenge! ”

Hou Sanbao said strangely: "Do you think Sun Ce will be defeated?" ”

Zhang Fan shook his head and said: "Defeat is not enough, and it is even possible to win a big victory." However, if Sun Ce wants to take Jiang Xia and take Huang Zu's head, then it may not be——"

"Why?"

Zhang Fan smiled but did not speak.

Nonsense, that's what the history books record:

Huang Zu led his troops to garrison in Shaxian, and guarded against the attacks of the Sun army from Jiangdong many times, although he almost had the upper hand in the battle against the Sun army, and even had repeated defeats-

However, relying on Liu Biao's defensive strategy, his Jiangxia territory never fell into the hands of the Sun family, and there are only records of soldiers and civilians being taken captive. In addition, Huang Zujun also had a small victory in shooting Ling Cao and Xu Kun.

Since the fourth year of Jian'an (199), the eighth year of Jian'an (203), the ninth year of Jian'an (204), the eleventh year of Jian'an (206), and the twelfth year of Jian'an (207), there has been a record of five battles with Sun's army.

Until the thirteenth year of Jian'an (208), Sun Quan sent the sixth army to the west to attack Huangzu. Lü Meng completely annihilated Huang Zu's army, Ling Tong captured Jiangxia, and Huang Zu was ambushed. After obtaining the head of Huang Zu, Sun Quan sacrificed it to his deceased father Sun Jian.

……

Zhang Fan continued to ask: "Is there any other news?" ”

"Back to the Lord—" Hou Sanbao replied:

"Yizhou Mu Liu Yan made more than 1,000 rides in the car, wanting to be the emperor. Before he could make the trip, he had already died of gangrene. His son Liu Zhang was immediately enthroned. ”

Zhang Fan nodded, in fact, Liu Yan had already had the heart of being the emperor in history.

In the fifth year of Zhongping (188), Liu Yan witnessed the chaos of Emperor Ling of the Han Dynasty and the decline of the royal family, so he suggested to the imperial court:

"Assassinating the history and being too conservative to bribe officials, exploit the people, and cause the people to rebel and leave. Those honest and honest officials of the DPRK and Central China should be selected to serve as local governors of prefectures and counties, so as to maintain stability in the world. ”

He himself asked to serve as the pastor of Jiaozhou, intending to escape the chaos of the world.

This is a major suggestion that affects the history of the Three Kingdoms, that is, to use the clan and important ministers as the state pastors, to override the assassin history and the Taishou in the local area, and monopolize the power to stabilize the people.

The imperial court adopted this suggestion, but the result was the formation of warlords in various regions, and the state ministers, including Liu Yan, were basically no longer under the control of the imperial court after taking office. Including today's Zhang Fan, a large number of princes are direct beneficiaries, which can be regarded as a good thing.

Liu Yan, who originally wanted to lead Jiaozhou to avoid trouble, because he heard Dong Fu in the service say that Yizhou has the spirit of the Son of Heaven, he asked the court to be the pastor of Yizhou.

Yizhou is fertile for thousands of miles, the land of abundance, Liu Yan used rice thieves to block traffic as an excuse, and since then he has cut off contact with the central court.

He further attacked the local tyrants internally and consolidated his own power, so that Yizhou was in a semi-independent state. When the princes of the world crusaded against Dong Zhuo, Liu Yan also refused to send troops and defended himself.

In the second year of the first peace, Liu Yan made more than 1,000 cars (the frame used by the Son of Heaven) to be the emperor. Jingzhou Mu Liu Biao said to the imperial court, saying that Liu Yan "has the theory that Zixia is suspicious of the saint in Xihe (meaning that he has bad intentions)". Liu Yan gave up and died soon after.

……

Hou Sanbao continued to report: "Liu Yan died of illness, Liu Biao took this opportunity to faction Liu Yan to oppose Liu Zhang's generals Shen Mi and Lou Fa, but they failed to overthrow Liu Zhang, and they were defeated and retreated to Jingzhou. And Liu Zhang also appointed Zhao Wei as the general of Zhengdong Zhonglang, and garrisoned Qu Ren in Badong County to guard against Liu Biao. ”

Zhang Fan raised his eyebrows and mocked:

"Who said that Liu Biao is a humble gentleman and a gentle elder? This robbery while the fire is very skillful! ”

In fact, when future generations think of Liu Biao, the first thing that comes to mind is Zhuge Liang's sentence in the teacher's table:

Jingzhou is based on the Han Dynasty in the north, and the South China Sea is exhausted, and Wuhui is connected to the east, and Tongba and Shu are in the west.

Guo Jia commented: Table, sit and talk about the guest ear.

Jia Xu also said: Table, the three princes of the world are also talented; I don't see the incident, I am suspicious and indecisive, and I can't do anything.

At first glance, the three top strategists do not have a high evaluation of Liu Biao, is Liu Biao really as rumored - "imaginary"?

Not really.

But it should be noted that Zhuge Liang, Guo Jia, and Jia Xu, these three are already the pinnacle of wisdom, and there are only a handful of them in the world who can be looked down upon by the three of them.

The descriptions that Liu Biao is incompetent, weak, indecisive, unstrategic, and unenterprising are just faces on the stage.

Can a warlord who can occupy the land of four wars on one side and be at peace for eighteen years in troubled times, will he be a fool?

The history books are written by the victors, and those who die in the struggle for hegemony are not necessarily stupid; However, the survival of the fittest, the defeat is only because it is not strong enough.

In the first year of the first peace, Wang Rong, the assassin of Jingzhou, was killed by Sun Jian, and Dong Zhuo sent Liu Biao to succeed him.

At that time, the Jiangnan sect was very prosperous, and Yuan Shutun was in Luyang, and he had all the people of Nanyang. Wu people Su Dai for Changsha Taishou, Bei Yu for Huarong County magistrate, each according to the militia and hegemony in the local area. As a result, Liu Biao could not take office directly, so he went to Jingzhou anonymously and celibately before he could take office.

Suppose a modern intellectual suddenly parachutes into a chaotic village to serve as the village party secretary, and the village is crisscrossed by several local snake forces.

If you are the village party secretary, can you handle this village? How long will it take?

(To be continued.) )