Zhuge Liang not only released Li Yan, but also released his subordinates, chief secretaries, thieves and others. His courage was amazing. Even though he was as proud as Li Yan, he deeply admired Zhuge Liang. If it were him,
You may not dare to do this.
Of course, Li Yan is indeed sincerely loyal. He has already become the magistrate of Yidao County at a young age. It seems that he has a bright future, but the fact is that it is not the case. In the next five years, before his establishment, his limit is to change his position.
In a large county with ten thousand households, it is as difficult as climbing to the sky to be the county magistrate of a thousand stone. If you want to cross the threshold of two thousand stone.
This is because Liu Biao relied on the strong support of the Nanjun gentry to become the lord of Jingzhou. In return, the Nanjun gentry spread throughout the country and abroad for more than ten years, holding important positions and exerting power over Jingchu. And Liu Biao himself was not able to promote talents out of the ordinary.
The British Master, Li Yan, is a native of Nanyang. If he doesn't survive for ten or eight years, he can't even hope to reach the position of two thousand dan.
It's not that Li Yan cursed his old master. Faced with the strong rise of Liu Jing, Liu Biao was tired of resisting and his decline was fully visible. Not to mention ten or eight years, his collapse within two or three years was not an accident.
Liu Jing's side is different. As an emerging force, it is full of opportunities. The two thousand stone prefects in Jingnan, including Liu Jing himself, are all under the age of thirty, and no one is older than him.
Liu Jingying is extremely talented, has the ambition to conquer the world, takes charge of heroes, and is thirsty for talents. Li Yan believes that with his talents, he will be valued by Liu Jing, and he will have a much better future than under Liu Biao. Yi Dao,
This is one of the meeting gifts prepared by Li Yan for Liu Jing.
Li Yan hurried back to Yidao County with his subordinates. At this time, Yidao City had already learned that Liu Jing's army was coming. The city gates were closed tightly, and officials of all sizes swarmed the city to prepare for the attack.
Seeing Li Yan and his entourage from a distance, someone from the top of the city immediately shouted: "It's Ming Ting, Ming Ting is back..." Fastest update PC version::/
"And Tsunaki..."
"Open the door quickly..."
Li Yan had a stern temperament and was nicknamed "Li Linjia". He was feared by all the barbarians. Before the county magistrate, who was in charge of county affairs, had spoken, the gatekeepers opened the city gates and welcomed Li Yan. From this we can know Li Yan's past.
The depth of accumulated prestige.
Li Yan entered the city with a majestic face, and immediately asked the thieves to take over the city defense. He also asked the officials and learned that his mother did not know that he was captured when he went out. Li Yan was concerned about peace, so he summoned the county seat, Ting Yu and others to the county temple to discuss matters.
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Li Yan sat in the main seat of the main hall and went straight to the point: "Everyone must have heard the name of General Anyuan. In the past, King Wen of Zhou could not bear to expose his bones to the wilderness, and King Wu of Zhou did not trade the world for one person's life, so he was able to win the throne of heaven and earth.
Yes, conquering business is like a journey through the woods. Now General Anyuan, on the orders of the emperor, has sent the army from Jingnan across the Yangtze River. Wherever he passed, there was no harm in the autumn, and the people were all inspired. He is truly a teacher of benevolence and righteousness. I have intention
The whole city surrendered, what do you think?"
No one in the hall objected. From the moment Li Yan returned to Yidao, there was no other voice in the city. Even the county magistrate, who was also an official, could only bow his head and obey orders.
Li Yan nodded with satisfaction, and then led the officials out of the north of the city to meet Liu Jingjun.
Yidao County was built on the rocks on the right bank of Yishui River, so it was nicknamed "Yanyi". Liu Jingjun's fleet came up the river and arrived at the city.
Zhuge Liang landed ashore under the protection of many soldiers and walked to Li Yan. Li Yan did not wait for Zhuge Liang to speak, first bowed deeply, and then said: "Military advisor, I am honored to honor my command. I have led the barbarian officials and people to welcome the righteous army."
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Zhuge Liang took Li Yan's hand and said with a smile: "Zheng Fangguo has Feng Yi's style..."
Zhuge Liang's praise was very helpful to Li Yan. Among the twenty-eight generals in Yuntai, the only ones with the title of Jian Fang were Feng Yi and Cen Peng. Hey, man, this is how you should be.
However, unlike Feng Yichong, who was humble, Li Yan was extremely ambitious. He was captured first, and then surrendered the city, so he could not say that he had much merit. Therefore, he took up the idea of Sishan County on the upper reaches of the Yishui River and prepared to capture Yi.
Take the mountain as your starting point.
Li Yan advised Zhuge Liang: "Military Advisor, to the west of Yidao and upstream of Yishui River, there are five major barbarian surnames in Weishan County, Nanjun, and Bajun: Ba family, Fan family, Qian family, Xiang family, and Zheng family, all of which are from
Yishan Mountain. The land is surrounded by mountains and the roads are difficult and dangerous. In addition, the barbarians refused to obey the king, so the army marched westward. It was not a day's work."
"Oh?" Zhuge Liang knew that Li Yan must have a countermeasure when he said this, so he asked humbly: "I wonder what Zhengfang has to say?"
Just as Zhuge Liang expected, Li Yan said calmly: "Wishan Mountain is located in a remote area, and the news is blocked. He must not know the news about our army. The military advisor can pretend that I have five hundred elite soldiers, and I will pretend to be defeated and seek asylum in order to deceive the city gate."
, in this way we can seize Mount Yi without any bloodshed."
"Good." Zhuge Liang raised his hands and said, "Five hundred elite soldiers are enough?"
"That's enough." Li Yan nodded vigorously. Only a young soldier can show his extraordinary ability.
Zhuge Liang asked again: "When does Zheng Fang plan to set off?"
Li Yan replied: "This matter must be done sooner rather than later. It is best to leave today."
Zhuge Liang sighed: "Zheng Fang has worked hard, and when he succeeds, I will take credit for Zheng Fang."
In order to pretend to be defeated, Liu Jing's 500 elite troops abandoned their heavy armor and armed only with swords and crossbows. They followed Li Yan in light boats and sailed up the Yi River.
Although Yi Mountain is connected to Bashu in the west and Wuling in the south, it is deep inland and the people are small and barbarian. To be honest, to Liu Jingjun today, it is insignificant. What is really important is Yiling.
Naturally, Zhuge Liang would not abandon his roots and pursue the weak, so he stopped marching into Yiling because of the Yi Mountain. The next day, Zhuge Liang asked Gan Ning to lead 3,000 men to march north to Yiling, and he sent a thousand men to guard Yidao, thinking that Gan Ning and Li Yan
Backup.
Yiling is the center of the western part of Nanjun. It spans the Three Gorges to the west, Jiangling to the east, and the dangers of Jingmen (Mountain) and Huya (Mountain) to the south. Because the two mountains confront each other across the river, they form a natural river pass. The terrain is extremely dangerous. Historically,
Countless wars have occurred here, such as the Battle of Jingmen between Qin and Chu, Gongsun Shu's floating bridge to resist the Han, etc.
However, because Liu Jingjun arrived too quickly, Yiling could not react in time. Liu Jingjun passed this natural barrier without any hindrance and drove straight in to Yiling. Fastest update on mobile phone::
Liu Jingjun suddenly came to the city, and there was almost chaos in Yiling City. Fortunately, Yiling not only had the county magistrate in charge of the overall situation, but also the generals who stationed troops, so the situation was quickly stabilized.
Seeing Yiling clinging to the city and defending the city, all the generals from Ganning on down were happy, because only by fighting can they have the chance to make achievements. Since Liu Jingjun's westward journey, all the counties he passed have surrendered, and there has not yet been a battle. If it were
Yiling has also surrendered. Where can they gain military exploits?
Gan Ning led his army ashore, set up camp south of Yiling, built war equipment, and prepared to attack the city.
Two days later, Li Yan successfully captured Wei Mountain. Zhuge Liang immediately used him to supervise the affairs of the two counties and sent thousands of people north to join Gan Ning.