Three Kingdoms: Gou Shen I was overheard by Cao Cao

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Cao Cao was very excited when he heard this!

Yingchuan is a large county, with gentry and clans standing tall and full of talents!

In terms of talents in the entire Han Dynasty, only Jingzhou, Yingchuan, and Jiangdong have the most talents!

It can be called a talent base!

And in Yingchuan, the Xun family of Yingyin County, the Chen family of Xu County, the Zhong family of Changshe County, and the Korean family of Wuyang County, these four families are the largest!

With these four well-established and famous families, as long as they don't speak up or cooperate, Yuan Shu dare not be presumptuous to Ying Chuan!Can't even control it!

So Yuan Shu gave up Yingchuan's big piece of fat.

But now the representatives of the Xun family, the representatives of the Chen family, and the weak Guo family are all welcoming Cao Cao!

How could Cao Cao not be excited?Doesn't this mean that the two major families have recognized him?

When he wins Yingchuan, how many people in the local area will directly become officials in his hands?

Although Cao Cao couldn't wait to occupy Yingchuan, he still had to do some superficial work!

"But... if I enter Yingchuan, I'm afraid that other aristocratic families will not like it! No one has managed it for many years!"

The corner of Xun Yu's mouth curled up slightly, and he cupped his hands again.

"My lord, don't worry! With the few of us here, no one in Yingchuan dares to say anything more, and... this is also the small family of Yingchuan, write to us jointly, let us welcome the lord into Ying!"

"By the way, my lord! Now that Liu Bei... is developing in Runan County! If we take Yingchuan, won't we be bordering him? If you want to do it, do it?"

Xun Yu showed a smile that was not a smile. He knew how much Cao Cao wanted to deal with Liu Bei.

Even Xun Yu can't get used to Liu Bei anymore, he runs to Yingchuan when he has nothing to do, and goes to other people's homes every day to chat and dig talents!

Being rejected repeatedly and still enjoying it, really... thick-skinned as a city wall!

In fact, the reason why these aristocratic families want Cao Cao to enter Yingchuan is that the cheap paper can be said to take a lot of credit!

The benefits of being able to use a lot of paper are huge for these gentry!

At the same time, Xun Yu and Chen Qun also contributed behind the scenes.

Hearing that the old enemy was there, Cao Cao made a decision instantly!

"Okay! Since the scholars in Yingchuan all want me, Cao Cao, to enter Yingchuan, then we will mobilize troops and horses to settle in Yingchuan tomorrow!"

"By the way, since we are going to enter Yingchuan, everyone should pay more attention to the movement of Liu Biao next door!"

"There are also tens of thousands of people in that Zhangji, so watch a little bit, so as not to cause trouble for them!"

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Cao Cao didn't know that after Zhang Ji was driven away by Xu Rong, he went directly to Nanyang County next to Yingchuan!

Originally, Nanyang County belonged to Yuan Shu, with a particularly large population and a very prosperous economy!

But after Sun Jian's death, Yuan Shu suffered consecutive defeats, and was taken away by Liu Biao of Jingzhou, together with some big families, to take Nanyang away!

So currently Nanyang belongs to Liu Biao.

"Uncle, what are we going to Jingzhou for? To attack Liu Biao? Then I will be the first soldier!"

Among the army, Zhang Xiu held a spear and followed Zhang Ji majestically.

Zhang Ji wore an iron helmet with a feather stuck on it, like a seaweed fluttering in the wind.

"Xiu'er! We're not big or small warlords now, don't fight and kill all day long! How embarrassing!"

"We came to Nanyang this time to ask Liu Biao to borrow food! If we had food last time, we wouldn't have lost, and Henan County wouldn't have lost it!"

Zhang Ji looked at his nephew earnestly. This nephew is good at everything, but he is too stupid.

No matter what I do, I just think of stabbing someone with a gun!I really can't get on the stage!

In fact, after Zhang Xiu came down from Tong Yuan, he didn't come directly to vote for Zhang Ji.

Instead, I went to Jincheng County and applied for a civil servant position...

At first he was doing okay, but his colleague, Qu Sheng, betrayed his boss Liu Jun and killed him!

So Qu Sheng became Zhang Xiu's boss!

But whoever is the boss has nothing to do with Zhang Xiu, he is still diligent in his work.

But his boss not only refused to give him a raise, but even made things difficult for him!

Even asking him to give gifts, Zhang Xiu, who couldn't bear it, finally broke out!

So Qu Sheng enjoyed once, the full version of Bai Niao Chao Feng with no misses!

He thought that if he killed his boss, he would get killed and would not be able to gain a foothold in Jincheng County, but...

After those common people saw Qu Sheng's death, they thought that Zhang Xiu had endured the humiliation and took revenge for Liu Jun!

So he gained a good reputation for emphasizing love and righteousness!Because of this, he successfully accepted the team of his boss.

Although this is a little different from what he imagined, in general, it is still developing in a good direction!

But he couldn't afford to support these soldiers, so he had to take these soldiers to join Zhang Ji.

Hearing Zhang Ji's words, Zhang Xiu gradually frowned, with a little worry.

"But uncle, we are warlords from Kansai, and we are not familiar with Liu Biao. Will he lend us food?"

Zhang Ji touched the feather on his head and smiled lightly, as if everything was under control.

"Xiu'er! Liu Biao is definitely not going to borrow money! But my uncle has investigated, and this Jingzhou Liu Biao has a lot of money and a lot of courage!"

"As long as we threaten him with force before we borrow the food, he will definitely be afraid to send the food out in order to seek peace!"

Zhang Xiu suddenly realized!

"So that's how it is! But... this deterrence of force... how to do it?"

Zhang Ji clapped his palms and smiled: "Just attack the city! When the time comes, we will divide into two groups. Xiuer, you are very brave, so you go to the other side to attack the city first, to scare Liu Biao!"

"He doesn't have any powerful generals, so he is definitely not your opponent. As long as you scare him, everything will be easy!"

"Then Uncle, I will take the opportunity to negotiate with Liu Biao, so that we can definitely borrow food! Trust Uncle, I promise it will be fine!"

After thinking for a moment, Zhang Xiu nodded.

After the plan was discussed, the two uncles and nephews took action separately.

Their goal is Rangcheng... because Liu Biao is in Rangcheng at this time!

Zhang Xiu led an army of [-], and launched an attack on Rangcheng without saying a word!

This sudden army really made Liu Biao flustered!

"My lord! Something is wrong! Someone is attacking the city!"

"What? Is Yuan Shu making a comeback again? Hurry up and fight!"

Liu Biao was discussing some matters with Kuai (kuai) Liang, and he was shocked when he heard what the lieutenant general said!

"Report to my lord, it's not Yuan Shu, there's something written on the flag..."

"Zhang? Who is this? All soldiers, who dares to fight!"

Liu Biao got up immediately, climbed up the city wall and began to defend.

And let the generals under his command go out of the city to fight!

But it's a pity that after four or five battles, they were easily defeated by Zhang Xiu!There are no enemies!

The fiery red phoenixes constantly emerging from the tip of the spear dazzled the viewers!

Liu Biao was even more horrified!I think Sun Jian was so brave at the beginning, so he was defeated every time he was beaten!

For a moment, the shadow from Sun Jian emerged from his heart again.

"I originally thought Lu Bu was invincible, but I didn't expect someone to be braver than him! Whose general is this?"

Liu Biao stroked his beard and sighed incomparably!After repeated defeats, morale has been very low.

"My lord, this kid... is Zhang Xiu! Zhang Ji's nephew! Known as the spear king of the Northland, he is very powerful! I think it was Zhang Ji who attacked the lord!"

Kuai Liang showed a thoughtful expression on his face, and replied.

Liu Biao was very puzzled: "Zhang Ji? I didn't mess with him! Why did you hit me?"

At this moment, the scouts came to report again!

"My lord! Something is wrong! On the other side of the city, there are also troops attacking!"

"What? Come on! Hold on here first, I'll go and have a look!"

Liu Biao immediately took Kuai Liang to the other side of the city wall, but Zhang Ji did not launch an attack, but was under the city gate, looking up, as if waiting for something!

This made Liu Biao even more confused, and he couldn't help asking.

"General Zhang! What do you mean? Why are you attacking me, Liu Biao?"

"I, Liu Biao, have never had any grudges against you, have I?"

Chapter 500 Brain Tonic Emperor, Zhang Xiu

Seeing the appearance of the lord Liu Biao, a bright smile appeared on Zhang Ji's face!

Especially the panic and anger on the other party's face made Zhang Ji even happier!

He did investigate before he came, and now Liu Biao has internal and external troubles, and the situation is very bad!

Don't look at him when he first rode to Jingzhou, his courage and ability seem to be very strong!

But Jingzhou is so easy to decide?

In the entire Han Dynasty, only Jingzhou has the most gentry!The most chaotic situation!It can be said that the entrepreneurial environment is extremely bad!

Pang, Huang, Cai, Kuai, Ma, Xi, Yang, and Xiang, these eight aristocratic families ruled in one side, almost carve up Jingzhou, and their strength is extremely powerful!

There is a saying that goes like this, if you get the support of the eight families, you can get Jingzhou!

It took Liu Biao so many years of hard work to persuade the Cai family and the Kuai family to work with him to barely stabilize the situation in northern Jingzhou.

What can be controlled is Nanjun and Nanyang County!

After all, he does not have his own team, unlike Cao Cao, Liu Yan, and Sun Jian, who have their own loyal generals!

Liu Biao just won the support of several aristocratic families. It seems that the scenery is boundless, but in fact it is walking on thin ice!One accidentally capsized the ship.

Just like recently, he has to guard against Cao Cao in the north and Yuan Shu in the east, and divides troops to stabilize the situation in Jingnan area.

Right now he is in Rangcheng, with no more than [-] troops!There are not as many soldiers as Zhang Ji, and the opponent has a fierce person like Zhang Xiu, so he panicked.

"Hahaha! Your Excellency is Liu Jingsheng, the governor of Jingzhou, right? I have long admired you!"

"My hussar general, Zhang Ji! I have heard that Liu Jingsheng, a member of the clan of the Han Dynasty, was able to conquer Jingzhou by himself. He is a hero like no other in the world!"

"It just so happens that during this time, Zhang has no fixed place to live, and suffers from lack of food and shelter, so I came here to visit for a while!"

Zhang Ji laughed, and cupped his hands at Liu Biao on the tower.

Liu Biao was dressed in the attire of a literati, he was over fifty years old, and his face was also tired.

After hearing Zhang Ji's words, the frown deepened!

He understood what Zhang Ji meant, that was to threaten him!Tell him that he has no fixed place to live and no food, and if he wants to withdraw his troops, he will bring out the food!

Otherwise, he will be very hungry, and he will jump over the wall in a hurry, take root here, and even set up a territory to live in!

But Liu Biao still wanted to try, whether he could use a tough attitude to make Zhang Ji afraid of retreating.

"General Zhang! I'm afraid... I'm going to disappoint you. I, Liu Biao, really don't have food and grass recently, and I don't have any land to share!"

"I am stationed here with tens of thousands of troops. In order to defend against Yuan Shu and Cao Cao, I have almost eaten enough food and grass! If the general is here as a guest, then welcome! If he is here to cause trouble... Mr. Liu is not a vegetarian!"

Liu Biao's face was serious, and there was anger and extreme resentment in the depths of his eyes!

This robbing of food actually came to him... How could he not be angry?Do you really treat me, Liu Biao, as a soft persimmon?

But Zhang Ji ignored him at all, and now he is broken!Those who are barefoot are not afraid of those who wear shoes. If you don't bring out the food, I will make trouble!

When it was over, he spread his hands in a rascal way: "Brother Liu! I, Zhang Ji, are indeed here as a guest, but I don't like to go through the main entrance, I like to climb over the wall!"

"Brothers! Build a ladder! Let's go to the city as guests!"