It seems that there is nothing to say about the alliance with Gong Du and Liu Pi in Anyang, Runan. Although there were quarrels and stalemates during the www.biquge.info, the general conditions have been clarified, and the quarrels and stalemates are just some details. At the negotiation table, Gong Du and Liu Bi couldn't compete with Xu Shu and Liao Li on Li Sheng's side, even if they had Zhang Fei's help, even Zhang Fei was not very good at the quarrel in the negotiation. In the face of Li Sheng's repeated demands for "a quick end to the negotiations", they, the junior brothers, could only end this upsetting negotiation in a hurry. The final decision generally met Li Sheng's needs, except for some places that Li Sheng did not want to achieve in the first place, but only threw them out as a means.

Returning to Xinxi with a bamboo scroll weighing twenty catties, Li Sheng smiled happily. After all, it is indeed a pleasant thing to do nothing and consume nothing to be able to monopolize the important city of Anyang and obtain half of the treasury materials of Anyang Prefecture. For Li Sheng, with half of the supplies in Anyang City, it is enough to offset the consumption of military expenses, grain and grass for this expedition. Coupled with the treasury of the three cities of Shenyang, Ancheng, and Xiangxin, Li Sheng's dispatch of troops this time can be regarded as a breakthrough. He planned to leave some of these money, grains and materials to Wei Yan and Xu Shu as a stay, and the rest, along with the people of the three cities, would be brought back to Xiyang. Because, the four counties of Xiyang are the foundation of Li Sheng, and they are the first places for him to develop at present.

The matter of immigration was done by Li Sheng and Liu Pijun. Specifically, Liu Bi's Yellow Turban Army drove the people out of the land with black faces, and then handed them over to Li Sheng's men and horses to take care of. At this time, Li Shengjun pretended to be white-faced, and promised all kinds of benefits to these suffering people who were forced to leave home. Through a series of actions of caring and condolence, and sending money and food, Li Sheng firmly gathered the hearts of these people. In the eyes of these people, Li Sheng is already a more benevolent and righteous lord than the legendary Liu Bei.

After about two months in Xinxi, the work of resettlement was largely completed. Escorting the last batch of grain and grass to Xiyang, Li Sheng returned to Xiyang with his team. Compared with the team that came, there were hundreds more people coming out this time. These are not the people newly gathered by Li Sheng, but some remnants of the Yellow Turban. They were all personally escorted to Li Sheng by Liu Pi a month ago, saying that they had offended the "garbage" of the Xiyang realm in February this year. Looking at the methodical evidence collected in his hand, Li Sheng naturally believed Liu Bi's words. Although according to his spies, Liu Pi also installed some disobedient dissidents in it, but it didn't matter. Anyway, these people are the remnants of the Yellow Turban Army, and if they are caught, they will be killed, and for those who dare to offend Xiyang or have such thoughts, more heads and more blood can undoubtedly bring them more shocks - this is what Li Sheng wants to see.

Escort these back to Xiyang, put them on a public trial in front of the people, and then behead them on the spot. This is the ending that Li Sheng has already arranged for them in his heart. Although it is a bit bloody for hundreds of people to fall their heads together, it is necessary for Li Sheng's side. Everyone from Li Sheng and below, including the newcomers to Zhao Yun's siblings, had no opinion on this.

The public trial took place on the morning of the 17th day after Li Sheng and others returned to Xiyang. Since he had just returned to Xiyang a few days ago, there were always many things to deal with, and Li Sheng did not have much time to solve this matter for a while. In addition, Li Sheng's own intention was to make this matter lively and grand. Although it is not necessary to invite many high-ranking officials to visit, it is also necessary to let the people of the four counties under Li Sheng's jurisdiction in the north of Jiangxia understand this matter to some extent, so Li Sheng discussed with Shi Tao, Cui Hao, and Liao Li and deliberately postponed the day of the public trial, leaving it until the time when Xiyang County was gathering on May 15.

The so-called market is when the people of the mountain villages around the town transport their own goods to the town on a specific day of the month, or buy or exchange the goods they need. Because of the abundance of commodities on this day of the market, you can often buy some things that you can't buy on weekdays, so on this day of the market, more than ten times more people gather in the county town than on weekdays. Therefore, it is really appropriate for Li Sheng to make this day the day of the public trial. After all, only on such days can more people see what is happening in Xiyang.

The public trial meeting was convened on time. In the open space outside the West City Gate, countless people gathered here and excitedly circled the huge venue. They rejoiced, glaring with their own hateful glow at the people inside who had to fall to their knees under the shackles. What exactly those people do, they have become very clear under Li Sheng's propaganda. Most of them had heard about the February massacre, and while most of them did not necessarily have any connection to the village where they were killed, the actions of those who killed people undoubtedly made them feel chilled and felt that their survival was threatened. Under such circumstances, they have an empathetic understanding of the victim, and they also have an unforgettable hatred for the victim. In the midst of all the talking, all sorts of ugly curses arose, stabbing the ears of the people like arrows from locusts. Listening to the hatred of the people towards them, the people who had been arrogant felt fear for the first time. They got scared.

At the end of the day, the meeting began. On the main stage that was set up sat Li Sheng and his men, as well as some temporary observers. Most of these observers have some status, or celebrities invited by Li Sheng from Jingzhou, such as Sima Hui, Pang Degong, etc., or the elders of the German clan in Shili and Eight Townships on the ground in Xiyang, or guests who came to Xiyang temporarily, such as Zhang Wu and Chen Sun. The observers sat behind Li Sheng and them, basically talking in a whisper like the common people about today's affairs. Except for Zhang Wu and Chen Sun, who were also born in the Yellow Turban, who were sad about the dead rabbit and fox kneeling below, the rest of the people generally looked at everything in front of them with an excited attitude. In their eyes, the current trial is undoubtedly a model of the triumph of good over evil. Although they themselves also understood why Li Sheng wanted these mud legs to also participate in this kind of sacred assembly.

"Maybe it's to give these people some shock?" Sima Hui guessed: "It's also a warning!" ”

"But it's more likely to win the hearts of these people." Pang Degong seemed to be more detailed: "The people want their ruler to be a strong man who can protect them. ”

"That's right. It seems that Zixu has mastered the trick of being a monarch. Sima Hui's face showed a smile of relief. He was very happy to see that his disciple had such outstanding abilities.

They were talking and laughing here, but the assembly over there unfolded one by one according to the expected steps in Li Sheng's shouting: read out the proclamation to pay tribute to the victims, read out the experience of this expedition, read out the accusations of these people, and then issued the most "exciting" one: "Behead!" Word. Standing behind those Yellow Turban Thieves were all members of Li Sheng's guards, and they had all experienced the baptism of this expedition. In the battle between iron and blood, they have long become the ones who kill without blinking. At this moment, as soon as they heard Li Sheng's order, the big knives in their hands were suddenly raised in a neat air, and then they were quickly swung down. A burst of red light floated up, but a little blood splattered out, and I saw the hundreds of heads flying into the sky in the last screams of the master in front of them, drawing a high arc and falling into the dust on the ground, stained with gray traces.

With a broken drink, the head fell to the ground. Although he had already imagined the result, Li Sheng was still shocked by the scene in front of him. He thought that he had seen the battle on the battlefield, and he should not be surprised by what was happening in front of him, but he thought that this thing was really in front of him, but his heart was a little uncontrollable. Not only that's it, it's everyone on the field. After the head hit the ground, everyone froze. There was no sound of speech in the whole field, only the sound of whirring wind and the blood of the dead. The smell of blood quickly spread, filling everyone's sense of smell.

"Vomit ......!" Finally, someone couldn't help but vomit. From the first one, there was a lot of unanimous action.

In the midst of a gag, a clear voice rang out: "Those who have offended my people, so it is!" "That's Li Sheng's voice.

In this shocking sound, everyone remembered everything today. They dispersed after the conference, more or less discussing the incident.

"What do you think about this incident? What does this guy named Li Zixu want to express in front of everyone? On the way back to Exian, Zhang Wu frowned and asked his brother. Because they are also from the Yellow Turban Army, they are more or less disgusted by what they saw today, and they are very concerned about Li Sheng's purpose after this incident: "Did he notice something? That's his most critical question.

"Why do you think that?" Chen Sun asked puzzled.

"Don't you think it's a little weird this time? I heard that these people were brought to Xiyang half a month ago, and Li Zixu has not executed them until now. We came, and he was executed. Do you think they are deliberately giving us a good look and warning us in secret? I wonder if he knows about it. Zhang Wu looked very nervous. Although they thought that they hadn't told anyone about that matter, the entire Exian County had already become a little nervous under their secret arrangement. This nervousness is faint, and generally speaking, it will not attract the attention of others, but for that Xiyang Li Sheng, they really don't have much confidence. As far as they are concerned, Li Sheng is really a very dangerous figure. Especially after their analysis of Li Sheng's various methods last year and the pre-thinking and afterthought of that battle, they think more and more so.

"You're too sensitive." Chen Sun smiled and shook his head: "According to the situation reported by our spies, the reason why Li Zixu wants to put the beheading today is purely to let more people watch. I don't deny that he meant to convey a message to the outside world, but the voice that came out had little to do with us. He just wanted to prove to everyone that he was strong and capable of protecting the people under his rule, and he didn't want to warn us. He was obviously unaware of what was happening in Exian. ”

"But, let's ......" Zhang Wu wanted to say something more, but was interrupted by Chen Sun.

"I know you're worried about anything. It doesn't matter, as long as we are careful ourselves and don't be intimidated by the past, it is possible to succeed. Li Sheng, a young man, is very powerful, but no matter how powerful he is, he is only a human being and not a god, and he can't know everything. As long as we move quickly and can launch before October, even Li Sheng will not be able to stop us. Of course, before that, we need to keep a low profile and not attract his attention. Chen Sun said: "Once we get support from the east, this Jiangxia will be our territory." When the time comes, are you afraid that the people who have hurt us will make a fuss? ”

"That's right." Zhang Wu nodded, he cast his eyes into the distance without focus, and his mind involuntarily remembered the incident a month ago: when a handsome man found him.

"Are you ......?" Looking at the elegant man with three wisps of clear beard in front of him, Zhang Wu, who met him in the hall of the county government of Exian County, was stunned for a moment. He was called out of bed by his men, and he was doing something like that, so to speak, his temperament was interrupted. However, his subordinates said that their friends came to him, so he didn't say much at that time. I didn't want to come to this hall to take a look, but it was not like this, and the man in front of me had never seen it before.

"In the lower Kanze." The man sitting in front of Zhang Wu first said his name, and he bowed to Zhang Wu: "I've seen Zhang Duqi." "Zhang Wu guarded the county order of Hubei as a lieutenant, so this man called him by Zhang Wu's official position. This is also a respect for Zhang Wu. After all, he was born in the Yellow Turban Army and didn't have his own words at all.

"Kan Ze? Gangto's enlistment? What are you doing here? Zhang Wu frowned and asked in a low voice. Because he had thought about taking refuge in Jiangdong before, Zhang Wu still had some understanding of the scenery and characters in Jiangdong, and he knew that this Kan Ze was one of the generals under Zhou Yu, the governor of the Jiangdong Naval Army, and Zhou Yu was the "enemy" who was currently confronting Huang Zu on the opposite side of Jiangxia. Although Zhang Wu himself is concerned, he does not have any ill feelings towards this enemy, but it is too strange that the other party came here so openly and openly to meet him.

"I'm here to rescue you." Kan Ze said with a smile.

"Free me?" Zhang Wule said, "I have nothing to save." Don't you see that I live well in this county? ”

"How's it going?" The smile on Kan Ze's face deepened, "Is the general satisfied with this small position as a county commander?" ”

Zhang Wu is only a knight, so naturally he does not deserve the title of general. But as a former leader of the Yellow Turban Army, he has long been accustomed to being called a general. This is a habit that has been cultivated over the past few years, but it cannot be changed in a few months, and even after a few months of unheard of it, he has become more and more nostalgic for this title.

"I really miss it." Zhang Wu's face showed a hint of intoxication. However, he grasped himself very well and quickly corrected his mood: "There is nothing bad about this." At least, I can rest assured now......" Rebuttal is naturally necessary, Zhang Wu has already guessed some Kan Ze's intentions, but he can't quickly put it bluntly, so he can only play like this first-now is the time for the two sides to test each other's hole cards.

The so-called peace of mind means that you don't have to run around as a thief as before. Although life was much more comfortable back then than it is now, it was also much more dangerous. In those days, any force can justifiably attack itself as long as it has strength, and there are too many so-called powerful forces, which is really a little worrying. Therefore, Zhang Wu is somewhat sincere when he says this now: as a small county magistrate under Huang Zu, this status is naturally low, and there is not as much freewheeling as before, but the life is stable, plus some old books collected when he was a yellow scarf before, and now his life here is also quite nourishing.

"Is that really what the general thinks?" Kan Ze smiled. He could already tell from the drag in Zhang Wu's last sentence that something was wrong with him.

Zhang Wu didn't say anything, just looked at Kan Ze quietly.

"It seems that the general still doesn't see the danger." Kan Ze shook his head and said with a little regret.

"Danger? What are my dangers? Zhang Wu was very puzzled, but he didn't quickly refute the past, but looked at Kan Ze with interest and wanted to hear what he wanted to say.

"Doesn't the general know yet?" Kan Ze was surprised, put on a fuss look, and raised his voice: "Jiang Xia is too guarded to harm the lord." He spat out directly.

"Hurt me?" Zhang Wu had a mocking smile on his face: "I have no grudge against Lord Huang Zu, why do you say he wants to harm me?" And although I'm only a small county commander now, I still have so many soldiers and horses under my command, and I'm afraid it's not so easy for him to harm me. That's not a good tone.

"I'll just say eight words, and the general will understand." Kan Ze smiled and said mysteriously.

"Those eight words?" Hearing Kan Ze say this, Zhang Wu's interest was aroused.

"The sin of the wall, borrowing a knife to kill." Kan Zeyi retracted the smile on his face and gently uttered these eight words. Because the words themselves were almost like the sound of exhalation, Kan Ze leaned on Zhang Wu's ear to speak. The breath he breathed came out of his nose, and although it was hot and slapped into Zhang Wu's face, it still made Zhang Wu feel his pores terrified with that amazing words.

"What do you say?" Zhang Wu was taken aback.

"It's very simple, Huang Zu is a greedy man for money. The wealth that the general had gathered in the past, his eyes were so red that he wanted to annex it at any time. If the general was innocent, then Huang Zu might not dare to do anything to the general. After all, Lord Liu Biao still wants this face, but the general is a yellow scarf. This is a traitor everywhere he goes. Liu Biao can tolerate Zhang Xiu, but he may not be able to tolerate the general. He had already ordered Huang Zu to slowly draw pictures of the general. This undoubtedly made Huang Zu fearless. In this way, can the general still be said to be stable? Kan said with a smile.

The more he talked about Zhang Wu, the more frightened he felt. Listening to the words that came out of his mouth one after another, Zhang Wu's heart kept beating up and down. He was so nervous that by the end, he was already sweating profusely.

"What about killing people with a knife?" Regarding Kan Ze's reasonable words, Zhang Wu couldn't help but believe a little. His train of thought involuntarily followed Kan Ze, and then asked about this.

"The general also knows that our Jiangdong and Huang Zu are feuding. Last year, he was going to attack Jiangxia, but because of that incident, he had to suspend the attack. Now, I have the idea of going west. The soldiers and horses from Yuzhang had already set off and would soon arrive in Jiangxia, and Lord Huang Zu also knew about the news. I heard that Lord Huang Zu intends to let the general go to the vanguard. Kan Ze said, he seemed to be afraid that Zhang Wu would not understand, so he added a sentence later: "It's a pioneer without reinforcements." ”

"Vanguard without reinforcements?" The light in Zhang Wu's eyes flashed suddenly, and then dissipated. He already fully understood what Kan Ze said: The so-called vanguard without reinforcements is to let himself directly lead his troops and horses to encounter tens of thousands of people in Jiangdong, so that the whole army will be wiped out. If he was killed by the Jiangdong Army directly in the battle, it would be the best. If this is not the case, he will be surrounded by the enemy, then when he returns here, he is afraid that what he is waiting for is the sharp knife of Huang Zu's military law. As long as he said softly: "Your battle is unfavorable, so that the whole army is annihilated, and the elite spirit of my whole army will be lost, and you should be killed according to the law!" At that time, he had no strength at that time, and there was absolutely no room for resistance.

"It's really a vicious ploy." Zhang Wu was surprised, and the sweat on his head couldn't stop falling. For Huang Zu's move, he doesn't have any way to crack it at the moment.

"What should I do?" Zhang Wu asked Kan Ze.

"What else can I do? The sword is about to reach the general's neck, is there any other way for the general to go except to lift the rod? Fleeing, where can the general escape? Accept fate, that is just a dead end. I don't think the general would have chosen this. Kan Ze revealed his purpose, and vigorously encouraged Zhang Wu: "And when the time comes, my Jiangdong Army will attack Jiangxia in a timely manner, thinking that it will be the general's backup." As long as I can succeed, I Jiangdong will voluntarily take the general as the guard of Jiangxia. After all, all my lord thinks about is to avenge his father's death and fulfill his brother's ambition. ”

"Oh? Is that it? Zhang Wu smiled noncommittally. Who are you fooling to go? Once you get Jiangxia, Jingzhou will be exposed to your army like a baby, will you want to eat this place? The devil believes it. If it doesn't matter whether you can capture Jingzhou or not, or whether you are willing to give me a high position to defend the ether, I have no problem. Because you are strong, much stronger than Liu Biao's scum, as long as you can be attached to you, I think the life of the brothers in the future should not be too sad. He pondered in his heart, and was silent for a while, but he had already made up his mind.

"It seems that this is indeed the only way to go......" Zhang Wu sighed. His surface is not as crisp as his heart. In Kan Ze's eyes, he seemed to still have doubts: "But what if you don't send troops on time?" Last year, we were miserable by you. ”

"It was an accident, and it won't be like last time." Kan Ze assured, "Right now, the army of Poyang Lake is ready to go, as long as the general disrupts the opponent's rear defense on Jiangxia's side, there will be a wonderful opportunity for our army." For this opportunity, are you still afraid that the governor of our army, Zhou Dadu, will not grasp it? The general has also had dealings with us in Jiangdong, so he should understand that we have such a determination in Jiangxia. ”

"I see." Hearing Kan Ze say this, Zhang Wu immediately agreed: "If the commander is the governor of Zhou, then I am willing to fight again." ”

"Thank you very much. If he can capture Jiangxia at that time, the general will be a great contribution. Kan Ze laughed, reached out and took out a boxy thing from his arms and put it in front of Zhang Wu: "Please accept this, the general." ”

"What is this?" Zhang Wu asked puzzled.

"The general's seal. This is a gift that this Jiangdong brought to the general in order to express the sincerity of this cooperation. Kan Ze said with a serious face.

"Thank you very much." For this, Zhang Wu was not polite to him at all.

When Kan Ze came, Chen Sun happened to go out, leaving only Zhang Wu to talk to him. For such a thing, although Chen Sun is more proficient, Zhang Wu can also do it. After all, the boss of this army is him Zhang Wu, and Chen Sun is just the equivalent of a military advisor under him.

Kan Ze left, Chen Sun came back, and Zhang Wu naturally told Chen Sun about it: "...... What do you think of this? ”

"That's fine." After listening to Zhang Wu's words, Chen Sun agreed almost without hesitation.

"How so? I thought you'd have questions. After all, you're more cautious, and I seem to be taking some risks this time. Zhang Wu asked strangely.

"Adventure? The boss's decision is not a risk. Chen Sun shook his head slightly, and he put one hand on Zhang Wu's shoulder: "For the situation of the entire Jingzhou, our original decision seems to be a little hasty. According to the current situation, if the current situation continues to develop, no matter how mediocre and incompetent Lord Liu Biao of Jingzhou is, I am afraid that this territory in Jingzhou will not fall into our hands. ”

"Why?" Now it was Zhang Wu's turn to be curious: "If the ministers under Liu Biao, Cai Mao and Zhang Yun, Huang Zu and Wen Ping, have the strength to stop us, I don't believe it." I don't think they're a threat to us, they're just more soldiers than we are. ”

"They are not to be feared, but the boss should not forget the north. Although that person is a county magistrate like us at the moment, his relationship with Liu Biao is much tougher and more intimate than ours. You said that a cronyistic guy like Liu Biao trusts more people in the north or trusts us more. If we have fought against him, we should know his strength. Chen Sun said helplessly, "In fact, what makes him stronger than us is not in the military, but in strategy and politics." Think about last year's war, think about the development of their north this year, and you will know how terrible he is to me. Of the people of Jingzhou, the only one with the potential to be a monarch is probably him. ”

"Are you worried that Li Sheng guy will get in front of us?" Zhang Wu's eyes widened.

"That's right, from now on. Li Sheng's strategy is the same as ours. Chen Sun said.

"That's a nuisance." Zhang Wu smiled bitterly.

"So, we had to go the other way. Perhaps, taking refuge in Jiangdong is the best way out for us at the moment. Chen Sun smiled bitterly: "You know, our background is not good. ”

"Hmm." Zhang Wu nodded heavily: "I understand." ”

"It's April and we have to hurry up and prepare. Right now, Li Sheng is not in Xiyang, so we naturally don't need to worry about him yet, and our movements can naturally be beaten. But when Li Sheng comes back, we have to be careful, everything has to slow down. If it takes three months to rearm them, they will be fully armed. Then we will be very sure to attack Shaxian and capture one of the most important granaries of Huang Zu south of the Yangtze River. Chen Sun calmly suggested to Zhang Wu.

"I understand that although it is impossible to attack Jiangzhi with our current strength, as long as we defeat Shaxian, it will be impossible for Huang Zu not to be chaotic. I think the Jiangdong side came to us because that's it. Zhang Wu nodded and agreed with Chen Sun's opinion: "Now you can be regarded as a thief." Be careful, of course. He squinted, and the fire of ambition that had been dormant in his heart for months burned again.