After hearing Yang Feng's words, Xu Wei felt embarrassed. The wealthy gentry who came to Jingzhou and the wealthy gentry in Hebei and the Central Plains were completely two different species.
Even the wealthy noble families in the Central Plains were the second-generation officials and second-generation nobles. They were pragmatic, ignorant of practical matters, and had no real abilities. Xu Wei was able to defeat them with a group of refugees!
But now Jingzhou's elite nobles are a pioneering generation. These people have returned to the state of martial virtue in the early Han Dynasty. Those with poor strength and inability to put down their own arrogance have long been eliminated. The remaining ones have taken root in Jiangnan, and can still be in the 10th century. Anyone who manages a prosperous family during this year can be regarded as an outstanding person.
Although these people are scattered, they are still a considerable force relying on the strong Wubao. Especially under Liu Bei's policy, the number of southern barbarians in Jingzhou is more than that of the Han people. Now Xu Wei has also surrendered!
The best solution is of course to immigrate millions of people from Daqian to the south of the Yangtze River. In this way, the mission of these powerful noble families will be over. Xu Wei did not hesitate to move them away, but now Daqian is still spending money on immigration in Yizhou. It is huge, and the Dagan states in the Central Plains are extremely short of population. They are afraid that they will not move the people under their rule to the south of the Yangtze River.
After thinking for a long time, Xu Wei didn't find any good way to deal with them. He could only say: "Don't touch the powerful noble families in Jiangnan until they have made any changes. Our highest priority goal is to completely defeat Liu Bei's forces and unify them." The whole world!"
How to tamper with the noble families in Jiangnan is a big project. Xu Wei plans to discuss with the senior officials of Daqian before making a decision, so Xu Wei plans to deal with Liu Bei, who is easier!
In the third month of the fifth year of the Qian Dynasty, Changsha County.
Guan Hai led an army of 20,000 land and sea troops to suddenly attack Yiyang and Luo counties in Changsha County. The defenders in the two places immediately asked Liu Bei for help. Liu Bei was very nervous in Changsha County. He did not expect that Guan Hai would attack during the rainy season in the south of the Yangtze River. It's time to launch a violent attack.
Most of the Jingzhou Navy generals were captured by Daqian, and the Jingzhou Navy was basically annihilated. As a result, Liu Bei came to Changsha County to lack navy troops. In a place with dense water networks like Changsha County, this was a huge flaw. Few of the remnants of the Han army were confident in defending the two counties!
"We can no longer retreat. If we retreat any further, the big man will disappear completely. From now on, when we reach the foot of Jiuquan, how will we look when we see Gaozu, Emperor Shizu!" Liu Bei said loudly.
If Changsha County can be saved, and the four counties behind Jingzhou can be saved, the Han Dynasty can stop its decadence, but if they continue to lose, they will be completely defeated!
Gan Ning whispered: "General, I just can't stand it now! We have already reached Changsha County, so we might as well retreat to Wuling County. Changsha County is not conducive to our defense at all!"
The terrain of Changsha County is relatively flat. Although there are many swamps and rivers, it lacks navy. These have become the advantages of the Daqian Army. Through the Xiang River, the Daqian Army can attack most of the county towns in Changsha County!
Gan Ning himself was a general of the navy, so he naturally knew how much advantage the navy had under such hydrological conditions, and they simply could not afford to lose!
On the contrary, Wuling County is full of hills and mountains, which is not suitable for large-scale military operations. The Han Dynasty has a good relationship with the Wuling barbarians, and Liu Bei has a high reputation among the southern barbarians. In Gan Ning's view, they can only stop the military operations by going to Wuling County. To maintain the declining situation, the few troops left in Changsha County can only be wasted in vain!
But Liu Bei is unwilling to give in. If he continues to retreat now, the entire Changsha County will fall. Among the 4 counties in Jingnan, Changsha County accounts for half of the population, and it is also the most fertile place. With this retreat, their strength will be hit hard again!
But Liu Bei thought for a long time and could only sigh!
So what if we don't retreat? Even if we hold on to Changsha County, Jingzhou will only have a population of one million people left under its rule. With this small population and territory, how can it be possible to defeat the opponent!
Zhang Fei said: "Brother, how is the contact with Jiaozhou? In the Battle of Hanzhong, they used the excuse that it was too far away and only recruited 10,000 remaining soldiers to support the defeated generals. Now that we have all retreated to Changsha County, can they still support us?"
Although Liu Bei occupied the entire four states in the south of the Yangtze River, the real core of his rule was Jingzhou. Guan Yu's suppression in Yangzhou was a little better, but in places like Yizhou and Jiaozhou, they had to support Liu Bei only because Lei Gong killed nobles and nobles too cruelly. The two states have not changed much internally. They are still similar to the old Han Dynasty, especially Jiaozhou. This is the real sky high and the emperor is far away. It is difficult for the food and troops of Jiaozhou to support Jingzhou. Liu Bei pays less attention to them. As long as they don't hold back, that will be fine.
It’s just that no one expected that the situation would turn around and Jiaozhou would become the only complete state of the Han Dynasty. It’s just that no one knows whether the officials and powerful men in Jiaozhou still recognize Liu Bei, the great general.
At this time, Yuan Ji said helplessly: "The powerful people in Jiaozhou are afraid of getting burned and do not dare to support us! After all, Daqian now occupies overseas islands everywhere. Daqian's naval warships have already visited Jiaozhou. Daqian can completely use the navy to attack Along the coast of Jiaozhou, it is completely impossible for Jiaozhou’s military power to withstand the attack of Da Gan’s army!”
Yuan Ji also understood Jiaozhou's attitude. Daqian was an ordinary northern government. He had the power of both the navy and the navy. The Wuling natural barrier did not exist for Daqian at all.
Because Jiaozhou is located in a remote area, there are not even 20,000 registered soldiers. These officials were frightened when they saw that Da Qian and Liu Bei were fighting with hundreds of thousands of troops. How could they dare to attack Liu Bei, a major leader of Da Qian? There is a relationship between the two. If you really want to arouse the anger of Thunder Lord, any one of them can make them eat away!
Zhang Fei was furious when he heard this: "They are still officials of the Han Dynasty, and they can say such things. They really think that we can't deal with them. I can't defeat Thunder God, and I can't defeat these stinky fish and shrimps in Jiaozhou!"
The other military generals were also furious. Jiaozhou was also the land of the Han Dynasty. They were also officials of the Han Dynasty. It would be fine if they did not contribute to the fight against Lei Gong. Now they did not even provide material support. They really regarded them as disaster stars!
Liu Bei said seriously: "Now is not the time to talk about this. You think it is easy to deal with a large army now, and you want to add more enemies!"
Yuan Ji immediately said: "Changsha County has been undergoing major repairs during this period, and the noble families from all over Jingzhou are also secretly supporting us with food, grass and money. This is enough for our army to use for one year. Even without the support of Jiaozhou and others, it will be the same. However,
One thing Xingba said is right, Changsha County is not just a place left! We should find another place to live!"