Yuzhang County is located at the junction of Wu and Chu, and is the gateway to the east and west of the Yangtze River. Due to the large number of barbarians in the mountains and rivers within the territory, the people have always been fierce and strong, and their ability is to strengthen the beams. The mountains are crossed, and bandits are entrenched in the valleys, casting mountains and smelting iron. Gathering crops to farm and weave, supporting troops to defend themselves, and resisting the government.
At the end of the Han Dynasty, the world was in chaos, and Yuzhang also fell into turmoil. As the mountains crossed, bandits began to frequently descend from the mountains, kidnapped the people, and raided villages and counties. What's more, seeing that the people of Changsha in the west had a lot of savings, they rushed across the county to invade Changsha.
Since Zhang Xian's time, Changsha has been troubled by the invasion of Yuzhang bandits. Liu Jing borrowed chickens to lay eggs and used Cai Sheng's hand to raise his private army. He mainly used the Yuzhang bandits as his opponents and spent two years grinding them. Developing an army capable of fighting became the key to Liu Jing's rise in Jingnan.
During the fierce battle between Liu Biao and Zhang Xian in Changsha, the Yuzhang bandits became even more rampant, and they invaded almost every month. It was not until Liu Jing regained Changsha and repeatedly sent troops to pursue them that the arrogance of the Yuzhang bandits was effectively curbed. However, this year, with Liu Jing's Northern Expedition The Jiang, Han, and Jingnan areas were empty, and the bandits from Yuzhang were once again in trouble.
In fact, due to the appearance of Liu Jing, the Yuzhang bandits in this time and space are much weaker than in history. At the same time in history, the Yuzhang bandits captured Liling County in one fell swoop and fled.
You must know that this was the heyday when Liu Biao annexed Zhang Xian and controlled Jingzhou, covering an area of thousands of miles and carrying more than 100,000 soldiers. As a result, there was still no way to deal with the Yuzhang bandits.
In the final analysis, the reason is not in Changsha, but in Yuzhang. The fundamental solution is only if the situation in Yuzhang is stable and the people do not become thieves. However, this is easier said than done.
When Sun Ce swept across Jiangdong, Yuzhang was the last place to surrender. At that time, Yuzhang was only a rough decision, and many places only surrendered in name.
For this reason, Sun Ce made his brother Sun Ben the prefect of Yuzhang, divided the southern part of Yuzhang into Luling County, made Sun Ben's younger brother Sun Fu the prefect of Luling, divided the northern part of Yuzhang into six counties, and made Taishi Ci the captain of Jianchang. To guard it, Zhou Yu also stayed in Luling to guard it. His clan members and generals all stayed in the two places. This shows how much Sun Ce attaches importance to Yuzhang and Luling.
However, Sun Ce was assassinated soon after. Zhou Yu sent his troops to attend the funeral and stayed in Wu County. Taishi Ci focused on governing the six counties.
Although Sun Ben and Sun Fu were brothers who worked together and were brave and good at fighting, Sun Ce died and Sun Quan was newly established. Their strategy changed from offense to defense. The two lost external support. It was difficult for them to completely control Yuzhang and Luling counties with their own strength alone. .
Later, Cao Cao used Changsha as a bait to lure Sun Ben to send troops to Changsha to fight against Liu Biao. Sun Ben did not send troops due to internal unrest in Jiangdong. But he was not idle either, and used a trick to divert the water to the west. During this period, bandits from Yuzhang frequently invaded He was always there behind Changsha. Even after Liu Jing took control of Changsha, Sun Ben did not restrain himself.
Liu Jing learned about this from the captured Yuzhang bandit leader, but Lu Su had no idea about it.
The Yuzhang thieves invaded Changsha because of Yuzhang's own reasons, and Sun Ben could not escape the blame.
"Alas...!" Lu Su couldn't help but feel a headache after reading the letter. When the two sides formed an alliance last year, why did they never mention the Yuzhang bandits? Wasn't it because Liu Jing needed Jiangdong to restrain Huang Zu and Jingnan at that time? The army was able to attack Liu Biao with all its strength. Compared with this matter, the Yuzhang bandits were not worth mentioning at all. Now that Jiangdong is of no use, are they looking for trouble?
"Have you finished reading Zijing?" Liu Jing handed Lu Su the confession of the Yuzhang bandit leader. It clearly mentioned that he was bewitched by Sun Bi, which made Lu Su's face turn pale and his back feel cold.
If this confession is true, Liu Jing will definitely have enough excuses to attack Jiang Dong.
Liu Jingdao: "Now that Liu Zhennan has been defeated, Duke Cao is not an enemy. It seems that there is no need for an alliance between Chu and Wu. But Sun Ben allows the bandits to invade Changsha and has evil intentions. His heart is to be punished! If there hadn't been a big enemy in the north before, we should make a harmonious alliance and I will personally lead it."
The army attacked him, I believe Sun Ben's head will be enough to scare the Yuzhang thieves!"
"Zijing doesn't need to say more." Seeing Lu Su opening his mouth to speak, Liu Jing raised his hand to stop him and said: "When Zijing goes back, he can tell Sun Tuolu that if he sincerely forms an alliance with me, he must first punish Sun Bi, and then
The compensation to Changsha can be negotiated later."
Liu Jing did not block the alliance, but only if the two demands he made were met. Lu Su didn't know whether to be happy or worried at this time, because he knew that it would be difficult for Jiangdong to meet Liu Jing's demands.
Let's talk about punishing Sun Bi. He is Sun Jian's brother and once served as the governor of the county. When Sun Jian raised volunteers to attack Dong Zhuo in Changsha, he abandoned his post and followed the expedition and made many military exploits. After Sun Jian's death, he took over the rest of the army.
He became the commander-in-chief of Sun's tribe and did not give up the throne until Sun Ce grew up.
Sun Ce pacified five counties in Jiangdong, while brothers Sun Bi and Sun Fu occupied two counties. Not long after Sun Quan was established, he suffered another defeat and his prestige plummeted. At this time, it was necessary to win over Sun Bi and Sun Fu brothers to stabilize the foundation of Jiangdong.
Let alone punishment, I'm afraid I won't dare to say even a harsh word.
As for compensating Changsha, Lu Su didn't know the losses in Changsha over the years, but he knew that Liu Jing would definitely take the opportunity to ask for astronomical amounts of property from Jiangdong.
Lu Su knew that there would be no good results, but still held out hope, "May I ask the general, to what extent should Sun Yuzhang be punished, and how much property should be compensated to Changsha to satisfy the general?"
Liu Jing said magnanimously: "Although Sun Ben had ulterior motives, he never engaged in war. Moreover, Sun Ben was the brother of Sun Toulu. Forcing his younger brother to kill his brother was contrary to human ethics. However, Sun Ben could be exempted from the crime of death, but he could not escape the crime of living. He must be dismissed from his official position and put under house arrest.
For life, only in this way can I eliminate the hatred in my heart."
Liu Jing turned a blind eye to the troubled expression on Lu Su's face and continued: "Over the years, Changsha has lost countless properties due to the Yuzhang thieves' copycat tactics. Sun Ben has been the governor of Yuzhang for nearly three years, and his tax revenue in Changsha for three years has been
Let's make compensation. Changsha's annual income is about 80 million yuan, which totals 240 million yuan in three years. In addition to the rewards and compensation fees for the soldiers who defeated the Yuzhang bandits, even if it is 60 million yuan, Jiangdong will compensate Changsha for a total of three years.
One hundred million dollars is all it takes.”
Can Changsha's annual tax revenue reach 80 million? Whether it has 50 million is a question. Lu Su sneered in his heart. Jiangdong was developed earlier than Jingnan, and none of the five counties in Jiangdong could reach an annual income of 80 million. Even his hometown of Xuzhou Zhu
There are not many counties that can reach it.
However, the situation was stronger than the people. Even if Lu Su argued, it would be useless. He smiled bitterly at Liu Jing and said: "The two conditions proposed by the general are too harsh, and Sun Toulu will not agree."
"Whether you agree or not, Zijing can just go back and tell the story when Sun Quan begs the captives." Liu Jingben didn't expect Sun Quan to agree, so he stood up and said to Lu Su: "I still have something to do. Zijing has come far away to work hard, so he might as well go down and rest first.
There will be a winter solstice reception at the General's Mansion later, and you and I will discuss it in detail then."
"Nuo." Even though Lu Su had a thousand words in his heart, he had no choice but to retreat.