In addition to Huang Zhong, on the frontal battlefield, only Gongsun Zhan is now fighting with Zhang Ju and Zhang Chun in Youzhou.

However, according to the current situation of Gongsun Zhan, because he does not receive too much support from the local government, it is also quite difficult to fight with Zhang Ju and others.

It stands to reason that Gongsun Zhan, as a member of a famous clan in western Liaoning, should be no worse than the Yuyang Zhang family in terms of prestige, and the support he receives should not be less.

In the final analysis, it was the Eastern Han Dynasty that the court had not done enough to Youzhou over the years, which gave Zhang Ju and Zhang Chun an opportunity.

Of course, there are also difficulties in the imperial court.

In fact, the reason why many people want to rebel against Zhang Ju and Zhang Chun is that in the final analysis, there are two words - interests.

Or it can be summed up in one sentence - interests are not satisfied.

When did this begin?

The farthest can be said to Liu Hong when he sent troops to recruit Xianbei.

In the future, you can go to Beigong Boyu and Li Wenhou to talk about it.

You can also talk about the various wars against aliens on the border of Youzhou.

What went wrong?

The problem is that after so many battles, the imperial court owes too much military spending to all parts of Youzhou - refusing to honor it!

The imperial court is really out of money.

Since the development of the Han Dynasty, because of the problem of land annexation, there are many loopholes in taxation.

Those who have money do not pay taxes, and those who do not have money cannot afford it.

In addition, the continuous wars, especially the three major battles of Tanshihuai, Zhang Jiao, and Beigong Boyu, have hollowed out Liu Hong's family foundation.

Of course, Liu Hong is not completely out of money, Xiyuan has a lot of money to sell official mantles, and Liu Hong still has a small treasury.

But this small treasury belongs to Liu Hong's private and is used by him to enjoy a luxurious life, how can he take it out to pay for military expenses?

Military expenses cannot be effectively paid, the sergeants at the bottom cannot get the due pension for fighting, and the local tycoons in Youzhou at the upper level cannot take the opportunity to scavenge and deduct in the middle.

And the Wuhuan people, who are mercenaries, cannot shed blood for the Han court in vain.

What will be the final result of not giving money?

You are a man, but you are guilty!

This also leads to the fact that there are now more families who support Zhang Ju and Zhang Chun in Youzhou.

In this way, Gongsun Chan, who confronted the rebels head-on, was under greater pressure, except for dealing with the rebels on the frontal battlefield, Gongsun Chan had no spare strength to deal with other incidents for the time being.

Therefore, after repeated measurements, Zhang Ju and Zhang Chun came to a conclusion that there was no problem at all in attacking Wuzhong County at this time!

100% of Xunyu's mineral resources will be taken.

As soon as the endless iron ore is lost, the final layout of the imperial court in Youzhou will be completely finished.

Guan Yu and Zhang Fei arrived in Youzhou, Zhang Ju and Zhang Chun still knew a little about it, but in their opinion, this was not a big deal.

Although these two people are now famous, they are really at the level of a general, but I heard that they came back this time, and they did not lead many people, and most of the elite stayed in Jizhou to repair.

Although Guan Yu trained an elite soldier in the Liaodong subject country that year, but after the elite soldier accompanied Liu Jian to fight in the Central Plains this time, he also stayed in Jizhou, and at this moment in the territory of the Liaodong subject country, the elite left for Guan Yu to command was no more than two thousand.

In this way, in the eyes of Zhang Ju and Zhang Chun, Guan Zhang and the two belong to the commander of the light pole.

Commander Light, what's so scary?

It's just that Zhang Ju and Zhang Chun still underestimated the prestige that Guan Yu's Youzhou has accumulated over the years.

This can't be completely blamed on Zhang Ju and Zhang Chun, after all, the precise layout that Guan Yu has made in Youzhou over the years is not something that ordinary people can think of.

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After Guan Yu arrived in Youzhou, he immediately sent people to transfer his remaining 2,000 men and horses from the subject country of Liaodong, and also sent his henchmen to the counties, summoning the leaders of the big thieves and thieves who had been conquered by him in the counties of Youzhou over the years to see him in Lulongsai, Liaoxi.

Lulongsai is located at the border of Qianxi County and Kuancheng County, and is the pass of the eastern section of the Yanshan Mountains, later known as Xifengkou.

For thousands of years, Lulongsai has been a military fortress and a battleground for soldiers.

Lulongsai is a half-mountain walled city built on the mountain, with three walls forming a "day" shaped defense system.

The periphery main city wall is five zhang high, three zhang wide, 100 zhang long, is piled up by the whole stack of stones from the inside to the outside, and the center erects one or two zhang high city tower.

At both ends of the main city wall, auxiliary walls were built along the mountain, and there was also a floor on each wall. It stands on Meishan and Yunshan.

Starting from the auxiliary walls on both sides and extending further into the mountains, the Han built a wall of about 200 li to prevent the invasion of the Hu people.

Now the Sima who is responsible for guarding Lu Longsai is named Fan Li, who used to be the Qu Junhou of the Youzhou Thorn History Department, and then repeatedly made military exploits, and was promoted by Guan Yu, and finally became the climate, guarding in Lulongzhai. Responsible for this checkpoint connecting the north and south tribes.

If it was someone else, and he wanted to greet the leaders of the thieves in Lulongsai, Fan Li would have discounted his legs a long time ago.

But if it is Guan Yu, let alone meeting with the leaders of the thieves here, even if Guan Yu wants to discuss the matter of gathering a crowd to rebel here, Fan Li will immediately defect and join.

In addition to Fan Li, the thieves from all over Youzhou also admired Guan Yu very much.

Whether it is for his character, righteousness, ability, or military means.

Guan Yu is a person who is arrogant but not superior, even for those thieves who gather to resist, as long as they are sincerely convinced, Guan Yu treats them equally.

A person like Guan Yu, in the eyes of people with a lower status than him, is a model in the world.

Take the thieves in Youzhou counties as an example, as long as they have contact with Guan Yu, there is no one who does not admire him.

Looking at Zhou Cang's admiration and loyalty to Guan Yu, it can be seen that it is average.

This time, Guan Yu found twenty-four bandit leaders in Youzhou who had a relationship with him, they were all relatively famous thieves in Youzhou, and there were many thieves under him, and their combat effectiveness was not low, and they were all characters who could compete with the soldiers of the county in the past.

The forces and combat power are smaller, Guan Yu didn't greet them at all.

According to Guan Yu's estimate, with his reputation, he invited these leaders to come to meet him, and it was estimated that twenty-four people could come seventeen or eighteen.

But this time, Guan Yu underestimated his ability a little.

He gathered twenty-four people this time, and all twenty-four people arrived.

Guan Yu himself didn't expect that he would have such a big appeal.

Looking at the twenty-four thieves leaders below, Zhang Fei's infinite admiration for Guan Yu rose in his heart.

Although Zhang Fei has always had a sense of competition with Guan Yu over the years, he has never felt that he can really compare with Guan Yu.

Of course, what he knows in his heart is what he knows, but Zhang Fei has never admitted it on his lips.

But this time, after seeing Guan Yu's appeal in the underworld in Youzhou, Zhang Fei was convinced.

If Zhang Fei stays in Youzhou for a few years, he will definitely not have this ability and popularity.

"Four Brothers......

Zhang Fei whispered in his ear to Guan Yu, who was sitting in the middle: "I really convinced you this time!" ”

Guan Yu didn't seem to understand what Zhang Fei was talking about at first.

But then he reacted.

Guan Yu is very arrogant, but in front of his brothers, he is still relatively restrained in this regard.

Guan Yu replied with a smile: "It's just a coincidence, and my brother doesn't make fun of him." ”

After saying that, I saw Guan Yu stand up.

Once he didn't talk to Zhang Fei, but faced others, Guan Yu's momentum was very different.

He held his head high, stroked his long beard with one hand, and waved his hand in a chic manner, and said to everyone: "You have worked hard from afar, please take a seat." ”

Although it was just a simple sentence, it was heard by the twenty-four thieves like a holy decree.

Twenty-four people each saluted Guan Yu, and then sat on both sides.

After everyone sat down, Guan Yu stood up and looked around at everyone present.

"I have known you for many years, over the years, we have not interacted with each other much, but the contact has never been interrupted, although Guan's identity is opposed to you, but they have always cherished each other.

"The reason why I invite you to come here today is because Zhang Ju and Zhang Chun, two thieves, caused trouble in Youzhou, provoked war for no reason, and poisoned Li Shu in Youzhou."

"Guan Mou is not talented, he is the captain of a country, and he never dares to forget the grace of the country, and he is returning this time, just to recruit soldiers and horses, and fight to the death with the two thieves."

"The soldiers under the two thieves are all temporary recruits, although they are a rabble, how can there be a large number of people, and it is not easy to deal with."

"Therefore, Yu remembered all of your friends, although your friends are reckless, but Guan Yu knows that you are all righteous heroes, and in the past, it was not voluntary, but it was forced by the situation."

"Now that Youzhou is in turmoil, it is the time to crusade against the traitors, stabilize the country, and serve the country."

"Guan Yu wants to invite you to crusade against Zhang Yi with someone, after the success, you can all be rewarded for your merits, and you are no longer a thief, I don't know what to do?"

After these words, there was no movement in the hall for a while, and the needle drop could be heard.

It's no wonder that Guan Yu threw out such a big thing coldly, these people may not be able to accept it for a while, after all, it is about their own lives.

Guan Yu saw that everyone was silent, nor was he angry.

He said very freely: "Guan summoned you to come, it was just to discuss, not to force you to fight with Guan Mou, although Guan Mou is not a saint and gentleman, but he also claims to be a big husband, and he will definitely not do what he does to persecute others." ”

"If you are not willing to cooperate with Guan to fight the thief, it doesn't matter, Guan's door here is open for you, just leave separately, Guan will never force it...... If you don't want to stay, please do it! ”

When the words fell, he saw a thief named Wang Huan stand up.

"Gong is the most faithful person Wang has seen in his life, when the public led the army to kill Wang, Yu Fulongdu besieged me and other more than 1,000 people, Wang threatened to fight with the stallion alone, if you can block the public ten moves, the public will let my men leave, the last eight moves for the public to capture, not only did not kill me, but also called me a hero, let us leave, this grace, Wang will never forget...... Today, the captain of Guan recruited me and others, I don't care about others, Wang is willing to drive for the public, although there is no hatred in death! ”

When the words fell, another thief named Li Sheng stood up and said: "When the public led the troops to kill me, I expressed my willingness to join and never disturb the people again...... Later, when my cottage grain and grass ran out, I sent someone to ask for it, and the public would have 500 stones of grain and grass with me within three days to solve my urgent need. ”

Another one named Xiong Zhao said: "Back then, I held my own courage, and the public was the enemy, for the public to capture three times without killing, and then I felt ashamed, attached to the public, if there was no Yun Changgong to release his life, how can I have today?" I am willing to entrust this life to Yun Changgongye. ”

Everyone said a word to you, and I said a word, and they all sighed at Guan Yu's kindness.

They spoke earnestly, and they were very moved by the gestures they made, which showed that what they said was true.

It seems that Guan Yu's status in their hearts is indeed supreme.

Not long after, the twenty-four thief leaders all expressed their willingness to submit to Guan Yu and go with him to defeat Erzhang.

Zhang Fei grinned when he saw it on the side.

"Alas, it's still the fourth brother who is powerful, I'm not as good, I'm not as good."

(End of chapter)