Compared with the tepid war in Xuzhou, Jingzhou is a bit lively. There are two main battlefields in Jingzhou, and the princes' coalition army composed of Sun Jian, Wang Lang, Yan Baihu, Liu Xun and others has a total of more than 100,000 people, including many elite soldiers who are good at water warfare, and hundreds of large and small warships.

The army, with Sun Jian as the main commander, raised troops in Chaisang, and sailed up the Yangtze River to Jiangxia, an important town in Jingzhou. Liu Biao secretly regretted that he shouldn't have coveted Ma Chao's small favors, otherwise how could he have today? But it's easy to get on a thief ship and it's difficult to get off a thief ship, and now it's too late to say anything, so you can only stand on Ma Chao's side and run to the dark!

Jiangxia is the throat of Jingzhou, once lost, Xiangyang City will be directly exposed to the enemy, Liu Biao sent Huang Zu with heavy troops to garrison Jiangxia, while sending people to find Ma Chao for help. Fortunately, Ma Chao reacted quickly, and immediately dispatched Zhang Liao, who was stationed as a military attaché, to lead 50,000 elite soldiers straight to Xiangyang.

Zhang Liao was a general on horse, and he was not good at water warfare, and he had a lot of cavalry in his team, and it was undoubtedly an act of death to go to the river to confront Sun Jian. The army rushed to Xiangyang and was immediately warmly received by Liu Biao, and after discussion, under the proposal of Fa Zheng, Zhang Liao decided to besiege Wei and save Zhao. Avoiding Sun Jian's edge, the 50,000-strong army crossed the river from the area of Dongting Lake with the help of Liu Biao's navy, and made full use of the cavalry's mobile surname to penetrate deep into the hinterland of Jiangdong, where the army was empty, and took the opportunity to subdue the cities of Changsha, Baling, and Baqiu in Jingzhou. At that time, Sun Jian, Yan Baihu, Wang Lang, Liu Xun and other small princes were unstable in the rear and had to return to the army to save themselves.

The other army is led by Wen Chou and Ji Ling, and there are 200,000 people in this army. The army started from Runan County, Yuzhou, passed through the ancient city, and Lushan marched to Wancheng in Nanyang. After Zhang Xiu, who seized Nanyang, got the news, he had to send someone to ask Ma Chao for help, and then Pang De, Xu Shu, Ma Dai, Wang Shuang, and Wu Kuang led 100,000 troops to rush to Anle and Lushan to set up a large camp, and according to Ma Chao's intentions, Zhang Xiu asked Jia Xu to come to help.

Zhang Xiu didn't dare to disobey, so he had to personally sit in Wancheng and let Hu Che'er escort Jia Xu to Pang De's camp. Pang De, Ma Dai, and Wang Shuang are also Ma Chao's old subordinates, and they obeyed Ma Chao's proposals, and treated this short and fat scribe who was over forty years old, unattractive, and short.

After the greetings, Pang De took out a letter sealed with fire paint, and said with a straight face: "This is the general's secret order, please listen carefully to Mr. Jia!" ”

Jia Xu was flattered, he didn't expect Ma Chao to take such a fancy to him, but he didn't know what this secret order meant. Pang De unveiled the fire paint in public, took out Ma Chao's autographed belief and said: "Jia Xu and Zhang Xiu are both from Liangzhou, and they are the descendants of Dong Thief. When Dong Thief was in power, he plundered Nanyang, Runan, Yingchuan and other places, killing innocents indiscriminately, robbing the people, and the crime was monstrous, and it was difficult to redeem death."

Jia Xu's scalp was numb when he heard this, cold sweat flowed, and his face turned white, looking at this meaning, Ma Chao was planning to kill him! Seeing Jia Xu's pale face, Pang De couldn't help but laugh secretly in his heart, and continued to read: "However, since Dong Thief was ambushed, the rest of the troops have been scattered, and Li Dao, Guo Yan and others have been exiled overseas!" Only Zhang Xiu and Jia Xu escaped. Since Zhang Xiu and Jia Xu came to Liu Biao, they were able to restrain their subordinates from looting, and tried their best to maintain local stability, and repelled Yuan Shao's thieves several times, which was quite a small achievement!

Ben will cherish talents, and want to pardon and reuse them on the table of the Son of Heaven. At a time when the two armies were fighting, the Wenchou Department was a rabble, and victory was as easy as a snap. But Ben will think of the people in the world, and he is unwilling to slaughter my Han people, so he ordered you to quickly come up with a plan to disintegrate the Wenchou army. If this plan is meritorious, you can enter Beijing to serve in important positions, ** thick green, glory and wealth are inexhaustible! If the skills are poor, they will be liquidated together with the previous sins, and they will not be tolerated when they are all copied! ”

Jia Xu listened to the secret order tremblingly, his back was soaked, and he didn't breathe a sigh of relief until he heard the last word. At that moment, he took the secret order and frowned: "The general also thinks too highly of Jia, so why don't you go back and think about it all night, and how about giving the general an answer tomorrow?" ”

Pang De said: "Since Mr. Jia has been respected by the lord, he must have great talents!" Can this time dismantle the Wen Chou Department, Mr. Quan Lao! ”

Jia Xu didn't even dare to say it, but his heart was up and down, and he didn't know the joy and sorrow. But he already knew the general trend of the world, and Ma Chao's purpose this time was nothing more than to recruit him, and by the way, he recruited Zhang Xiu through him, so as to kill two birds with one stone.

Two days later, Wen Chou and Ji Ling led 200,000 troops to Lushan, and also pressed the big camp to prepare for war. There is a water gap between Nanyang and Runan, which belongs to the tributaries of the Xiangjiang River, the water flow is turbulent, the depth is different, and few ships move on it. It is not an easy task for Wenchou's 200,000 troops to cross the river quickly, and between Anle and Lushan is a stable and narrow place, and there are many wooden bridges built on it, so it has become a place for two families to fight for.

The next day, the two armies lined up in the field, waving their flags, the war drums were noisy, the cold wind was blowing, and the aura of slaughter became more and more intense. Although Pound's team is not the former Shenwei Battalion, they are all regular troops that have undergone strict screening and hard training. Some time ago, it was said that although the troops sent to Hanzhong did not make meritorious contributions, it was a rare opportunity for the army to train troops. More than 100,000 troops have bright armor and uniform weapons, looking like a Great Wall made of steel.

Wen Chou and Ji Ling's soldiers and horses were almost twice as many as Pang De's troops, but most of these people were recruited by family diners or house slaves, not to mention that they had no combat experience, and even their weapons were chaotic, among which low-cost spears and spears were the mainstay.

The combined number of the two armies was 300,000, and this battle was one of the largest battles since Emperor Guangwu. Coach Pound was a little excited, and after discussing with Jia Xu for a while, he took a few steps forward and shouted: "This general Pound is also!" I don't know where General Wen Chou is? Let's come out and answer first! ”

Wen Scandal Yan also came to the front of the two armies and said loudly: "If you want to fight, you will fight, but I don't know what General Pang has to say?" ”

Pang De hugged his fists and saluted slightly, and said: "People say that Hebei Shuangxiong, Yan Liangwen and ugly both have the courage of ten thousand people!" My father-in-law also praised General Wen, but how did the famous general who used to be famous in Hebei run to Henan to do so? But I don't know what General Wen is talking about when he comes to wave his army? What about the siege of the city? Or slaughter the people? Or did he lead troops into Luoyang to seek the position of the Son of Heaven for Yuan Shao? ”

Wen Chou frowned, and said in a deep voice: "This general has also heard of your name, and it is your credit to break Wuheng and conquer Xianbei back then, and recently it is said that sending troops to attack Hanzhong is your credit." But now it is said that before the two armies, we are just acting on orders, if you have to know, when the general captures you, then go and ask my lord in person! ”

Pound shook his head and said: "There are fewer than a thousand glasses of wine for a confidant, and there is no speculation in more than half a sentence." Having said that, Ben General still has a question, and if General Wen is willing to tell the truth, Pound is grateful! ”

Wen Chou was a little impatient, and said in a deep voice: "Let's talk about it!" ”

Pang De said: "Dare to ask what the general's ambition is?" ”

Wen Chou was stunned, but he didn't expect Pang De to ask such a question, and replied without thinking: "Wen Chou is just a martial artist, aiming to stabilize the country and secure the country, support the Han family, and help the world!" ”

Pound said: "Yes! General Kewen has ever thought that if my army of more than 300,000 people is fighting in one place today, not to mention the victory or defeat for the time being, it will be a situation of rivers of blood and corpses all over the field, and there will be more than 100,000 unjust souls in one day, so that people can bear it! You are a Hanchen, I am also a Hanchen, Yuan Shao and even the lord of my family are all Hanchen, so why kill each other? ”

Wen Chou was speechless for a while, and was about to refute but heard Pang De continue: "There are Shanyue rebellions in Jiangdong, thieves are rampant, barbarians are burning and looting our Han people everywhere, the people are miserable, and they have fled to other places, Yuan Shao does not send troops, but he waives millions of troops to rebel for his own selfish desires, so as to cause continuous military disasters in various places, and the bones are piled up, and the general is dedicated to Yuan Shao's life, isn't it equivalent to helping Yuan Shao to abuse?" ”

Wen Chou was furious, "Choke! With a sound, he picked up the iron gun and shouted: "Ma Chao occupies the Beijing Division, holds the Son of Heaven hostage, plays with power, robs the family, and is Ma Chao Eagle Dog, isn't it helping to abuse?" Don't talk nonsense, I've heard of the name for a long time, and today it coincides with the battle between the two armies, so it's just right to learn a lesson! ”

Pang De didn't move, frowned and said: "All the measures of my lord are for the sake of all the people in the world!" If General Wen doesn't believe it, he can take the time to go back to his hometown in Jizhou to investigate! Today's words are really heartfelt words, and it is not impossible for General Wen to want to fight with Pang, so why don't you fight to the death here after three days? It's a pity that the 200,000 miscellaneous troops under the command of the general, no matter whether they win or lose, you and I are all sinners of the Han nation! ”

Wen Chou's heart moved, he was not moved by Pound's words, but he was afraid after seeing the military appearance of Pound's army. In the past three years, he has been following Yuan Shao smoothly, and he can be said to be invincible, but the opponent is either a small local Yellow Turban Army or a rebel army with a variety of names, where have you seen a real combat unit?

Today, Pang De's 100,000 army suddenly opened Wen Chou's eyes, and Sergeant Yuan also talked about it after seeing the equipment of Ma Chao's army, and the 200,000 army lined up in a long line, the formation was scattered, and the noise was like a vegetable market, and there was no heart to fight at all, if he reluctantly went to battle, he would definitely lose, even if the number was doubled!

After pondering for a long time, Wen Chou sighed deeply and said: "So according to what you say, you will have a duel here after three days!" "Then he turned his horse and left.

The two sides confronted each other for only a moment, and then both withdrew their troops and returned to their respective camps. Pang De really didn't know the bottom in his heart, and as soon as he entered the big tent of the Chinese army, he asked: "The general has already acted according to the plan, and then it depends on Mr. Jia's ability, if he can disintegrate Wen Chou's 200,000 army at a very small cost, it will definitely be a great achievement!" ”

Jia Xu said confidently: "General rest assured, Yuan Shao is a man who is wide on the outside and jealous on the inside, and he is so impulsive, although he sent four armies this time, there is a supervisor in each army, and the supervisor of the Wenchou Department is Xu You!" Jia only needs a little trick to make Xu You suspicious, so as to separate the relationship between Wen Chou and Yuan Shao! ”

Pang De is not a stupid person, he immediately thought of the key to it, nodded and said: "I heard that these 200,000 troops are all trained by Wen Chou, if Yuan Shao really changes generals on the spot, the army's spirit will be dispersed, and those who surrender will surrender at that time, and those who flee will flee, can they win without a fight?" (To be continued.) )