Chapter 335: Fighting for Yizhou
In October, autumn in Pengcheng came again, and the leaves turned yellow and drifted down. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info Tao Ying paced in the countryside outside Pengcheng, and at some point, he had become less energetic than when he first arrived. Behind him is the tall Pengcheng city wall, and outside the city is the plain hidden by the mountains, Tao Ying knows that the other end of the plain is Yanzhou, a place where he has just come to give himself a horse.
The autumn breeze was bleak, Zhou Tai handed a cloak beside him, the black cloak was draped on his body, Tao Ying tightened his clothes, and looked back at Zhou Tai, as if it was just an instant, Tao Ying felt that Zhou Tai seemed to be much older, not as young as when he first met him.
"Lord Wang, go back, it's getting dark, now that Yanzhou is in civil strife, many assassins are flocking to Pengcheng to assassinate Cao Gongzi, don't be condemned by assassins!"
Zhou Tai bowed his waist after speaking.
When it came to Yanzhou, Tao Ying frowned a few times, and the military department behind him sent a document, saying that Lu Xun's troops were coming to Chengdu in June, Jiang Wan had persuaded Liu Zhang to surrender, and Lu Xun asked to escort Liu Zhang to live in Pengcheng. Tao Ying nodded, now and in October, Liu Zhang must have been escorted halfway! Back in the council hall, Tao Ying summoned the strategists around him to inquire about Chengdu.
The council hall is located in the Pengcheng Mansion, a spacious hall, and the neat rows of soldiers are mighty.
Jia Xu sat on the chair and suggested to Tao Ying: "Lord Wang, now that Chengdu has been decided, the first thing to do is to stabilize Chengdu. Tao Ying nodded, and Zhang Zhao suggested that in order to convince the public, it was better to promote the officials of Yizhou to sit in Yizhou. Now Wei Yan and Lu Xun have admonished Jiang Wan and other generals to make great contributions, so Tao Ying ordered Jiang Wan to be in charge of Yizhou affairs.
At the end of October, Tao Ying set up Yizhou Mansion, the first capital in the southwest, at the suggestion of his advisors, and Jiang Wan served as the first prefect, setting up the prefect of Yizhou in Chengdu. Chengdu was surrendered and did not go through the war, so it was well preserved, Yizhou was not rich in recent years, and he often fought with Zhang Lu, so the taxes were very heavy.
After Jiang Wan took office, in order to win the hearts of the people, he ordered the opening of the warehouse to release grain, so that the refugees could go home and share the land. Yizhou is a typical country rich and the people are weak, so Jiang Wan wrote a letter asking for tax exemption for one year, so that the money of the yamen can be distributed to the poor, so that the poor can live a good life first, so as to stabilize the hearts of the people in Yizhou. Tao Ying was allowed to say that Tao Ying knew that Jiang Wan was the prime minister of Shu in history and a talented person, so he gave him two years to govern Yizhou, exempt Yizhou from taxes for three years, and provided him with his own sword, so that he had the right to cut down the wealthy who did not obey the discipline!
After Jiang Wan received the decree, he was very moved, and after bathing and fasting for three days, he offered the sword of King Pengcheng in the prefect's yamen, reminding himself all the time, and also beating those powerful villagers who did not obey discipline!
After recovering Yizhou, Tao Ying ordered the generals to surrender to Shu to guard Yizhou, Wei Yan led his troops back to Jingnan Mansion, and Lu Xun led his troops to Danyang Mansion to station. Yizhou was initially decided, Jiang Wan sent an envoy to Hanzhong, Hanzhong Zhang Lujiu fought with Yizhou, but the treasury was empty, and now the surrounding area was occupied by the king of Pengcheng, so he had long wanted to stop the war for a long time. When Jiang Wan's envoy arrived, Zhang Lu ceremoniously entertained the envoy, and Jiang Wan made peace, and the two soldiers and horses returned to various places, so far in three years, Yizhou has entered a period of stable development. With the peace on the outside, the merit and ability on the inside, and the assistance of Pengcheng, Yizhou soon took the last train of rapid development.
After the recovery of Yizhou, it also had a great impact on Xuzhou, because Yizhou has a large population, and the large population needs commodities, and the commodities produced in Xuzhou can be transported to Yizhou, so that the lives of the people of Yizhou will be richer.
Time flies, and soon two years have passed, and in the past two years, Cao Zhang's presence in Yanzhou has become more and more stable. Under the governance of Sima Yi and others, Yanzhou's vitality gradually recovered, and after recovery, Cao Zhang wanted to use troops abroad. Nowadays, most of the surrounding areas of Yanzhou are Tao Ying's territory, and there are big cities such as the three cities of Bianjing and Juye around Yanzhou, which are all fled by Yanzhou's wealthy families, and more than half of Yanzhou's property has been swept away, so Cao Zhang wants to attack these cities. Once he captured the three cities of Bianjing, Cao Zhang had enough military funds and food to go and recover the lands in the north or south.
Cao Zhang told Sima Yi what he thought, but Sima Yi shook his head. Cao Zhang asked Sima Yi why he shook his head? Sima Yidao Now these cities are already heavily guarded, Yanzhou is developing, but Pengcheng is developing faster, after nearly 30 years of hard work, Pengcheng has long been equipped with what perverted weapons, so at this time, if you attack the land of Xuzhou, it is tantamount to hitting a stone with an egg!
Cao Zhang asked Sima Yi again, where should he attack now? Sima Yi took out the map and pointed to Runan. Runan County has a vast land, the most important thing is that Yuan Shang has been arrogant and domineering over the years, the people have a hard time, and Yuan Shang is bent on buying equipment from Xuzhou in order to survive, so it is the most unpopular with the people, it is better to take Runan first, and then unite Sun Quan, and will be able to fight with Tao Ying.
After Sima Yi and Cao Zhang's plan, Cao Zhang began to prepare to go south to take Runan County. In order to paralyze Yuan Shang, Cao Zhang presented himself to Sun Quan and praised Yuan Shang as the Duke of Runan. While focusing on promoting Yuan Shang's officials, Cao Zhang sent an envoy to Runan to stabilize Yuan Shang's heart, and formed an alliance with him to resist Xuzhou Tao Ying. Yuan Shang even didn't even agree with Sun Quan and Cao Zhang, he would be eaten by Tao Ying, so he could only agree.
Knowing that Cao Zhang appeased Yuan Shang, behind his back, Cao Zhang went around bribing the hearts of Yuan Shang's generals. In 223 AD, Cao Zhang unexpectedly led an army to attack Runan, and when Sima Yi led his troops to sweep half of Runan, Yuan Shangcai suddenly reacted. After reacting, Yuan Shang hurriedly led the soldiers and horses to meet Sima Yi, and the two soldiers and horses met in Gushi, and an encounter was fought, and Yuan Shang was defeated, so he had to go south to ask Sun Quan for help.
After Yuan Shang's army was defeated, his advisers persuaded Yuan Shang to vote for Pengcheng, after all, Pengcheng had his two elder brothers here, and when the time came, he would be able to take him in if he said a few good words to the king of Pengcheng, and he was expected to use the power of the king of Pengcheng to recover Runan. When it comes to the king of Pengcheng, Yuan Shang doesn't care, Yuan Shangyan is now the king of Pengcheng is the most powerful, Pengcheng has many talents, and he must not be reused if he goes, so it is better to go south to vote for Sun Quan.
So Yuan Shang led the remnants of the soldiers and horses to go south to vote for Sun Quan with his savings for so many years. Sun Quan is seeking to strengthen his own power, not to mention Yuan Shang, who is the fourth and third dukes, to take refuge in himself? So Sun Quan took in Yuan Shang in Luyang, and after taking in Yuan Shang, Sun Quan ordered Cao Zhang to be the king of Wei in the name of Emperor Han, so that he could inherit Cao Cao's title and become justified.
Sima Yi led his troops to capture Runan, which made Guo Huai defend Runan, and he led his troops back to Yanzhou quickly, for fear that Tao Ying would take the opportunity to attack Yanzhou.
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