Seeing that the situation was over, Pan Zhang quietly withdrew from the city with only a few close followers, took his horse and went straight to the east gate. Under the cover of night, he successfully broke through the Jingzhou Army's blockade and fled eastward.
As soon as Pan Zhang left, the defenders collapsed and either retreated to the city or surrendered on their knees. The South Gate and Songyang Gate fell into the hands of the Jingzhou army one after another. Liu Liang and Xi Zhen led their troops into the city, chasing down the remaining enemies along the way.
, finally joined forces with Cai Sheng and Wei Yan in front of Yuzhang County Mansion.
Xu Miao and others, who not long ago were setting fires and causing destruction in the city, now did a 180-degree turn and began to assist the Jingzhou Army to appease the people and maintain law and order.
I have to admit that the Jingzhou Army's ability to quickly stabilize the situation in the city was inseparable from the strong support of local snakes like them.
At sunrise, as the last garrison stronghold was wiped out by the Jingzhou Army, there was no more disturbance in Nanchang City and peace returned.
Although Zhuge Liang had not slept all day and night, there was no look of fatigue on his face. Instead, he was full of energy. When he learned that Nanchang had returned to peace, he immediately set off. Cai Sheng, Liu Liang, Xu Miao and others greeted him outside Songyang Gate.
"Military advisor, this is the head of the thief Sun Ben. Please take a look at it." Liu Liang presented the wooden box containing Sun Ben's head to Zhuge Liang.
There are quite a few twists and turns in this matter. When the city fell, Sun Ben's close associates hid his body for fear of being humiliated. After Liu Liang and others invaded the county, they did not find Sun Ben's body. How could they give up?
They almost ransacked the county government and tortured countless people. It took a lot of effort to find Sun Ben's body and behead it.
For this reason, Liu Yi, the meritorious Cao Cao, was greatly displeased. He immediately claimed to be ill and returned home, thanking guests behind closed doors.
Zhuge Liang opened the box, took a look at it, and said to the generals with a solemn expression: "We are sending troops to attack Yuzhang this time because Sun Ben harbored treacherous intentions and caused trouble in Changsha. Today, in Keding, Nanchang, Sun Ben was executed.
, It can declare the majesty of the country at the top, and comfort the people of Changsha at the bottom. These are all the contributions of all the kings..."
All the generals were beaming and proud after hearing this. Since they entered Yuzhang, they had captured more than ten cities, killed tens of thousands of prisoners, captured the county and city, and killed Sun Bi. They had numerous military exploits, which were enough for everyone to be promoted to at least one rank.
"It's a pity that Pan Zhang was not caught and he escaped." Cai Sheng sighed with his palms raised.
Zhuge Liang pondered for a while and said: "I expect that Pan Zhang will not be able to return to Jianchang in the west and will inevitably flee eastward. We must not allow him to integrate the counties in the east of Yuzhang with peace of mind and threaten Nanchang's flanks. Hongchao, please send your Qingqi quickly to pursue Pan Zhang.
Take Geyang, Shangrao, and Le'an counties in the east, and advance the eastern defense line to Danyang and the junction of Kuaiji."
"No." Cai Sheng accepted the order and left.
Zhuge Liang said to Liu Liang again: "The general is in Chaisang right now and is waiting for news from me day and night. Ziming, please send someone to take Sun Ben's head quickly and ride north to report the victory to the general."
"promise."
Zhuge Liang nodded, and then looked at Xu Miao and others aside. They looked extremely embarrassed at this time, and they wanted to find a crack in the ground to crawl in.
They rebelled against Pan Zhang, but Sun Ben did not feel sorry for them. As the old saying goes: "The king worries about his ministers' labor, and the king humiliates his ministers to death." There was no peace after Sun Ben's death, and he was humiliated by beheading by the Jingzhou army. As Sun Ben's
Subjects, as long as they have any sense of shame, will feel embarrassed. In fact, they are already thick-skinned. Without you, Liu Yi was so angry that he ran home directly.
Zhuge Liang seemed not to notice the embarrassment on the faces of Xu Miao and others, and greatly appreciated their righteous deeds, and then introduced Xu Shu to them, who would take over Nanchang as the governor of Yuzhang.
In fact, long before sending troops, Liu Jing and Zhuge Liang had decided to make Xu Shu the governor of Yuzhang after capturing Yuzhang.
The wealth of Nanjun is far beyond that of Yuzhang. The transfer from the governor of Nanjun to the governor of Yuzhang seems to be a leftward move. In fact, with the unification of Jingzhou, Nanjun has become an inner county.
Xu Shu himself studied both Confucianism and Legalism, and was good at both civil and military affairs. If he could only be a prefect of an inner county, he would be a bit unworthy of his talents.
Although Yuzhang is not as wealthy as Nanjun, it is on the front line. Only here can Xu Shu fully display his abilities.
Xu Shu was also a person who was unwilling to be ordinary and had the courage to do things, so he gladly accepted the appointment.
As for the prefect of Luling, Liu Jing preferred Lingling County's Prime Minister Zheng Zheng. Zheng Zheng was born as a jailer, governed with strictness, and enforced the law clearly. He governed Lingling County on Liu Jing's behalf for nearly three years. During this period, he restrained the powerful, managed people's livelihood, and suppressed barbarians, and achieved remarkable results.
, ranked first in Jingnan for two consecutive years.
In other words, no matter whether it is Liu Yao of Changsha, Liu Cheng of Wuling, or Huan Yi of Guiyang, they are not serious enough in terms of governing the county.
If Luling had not played an extremely important role in the future Jiangdong strategy, Liu Jing would not have transferred his seriousness away from Lingling.
Xu Shu and Zheng Zheng were both civil and military, skilled in the art of Shen Han, and ruled by law. Liu Jing chose these two people to serve as the prefects of Yuzhang and Luling. It was obviously a decision made after careful consideration.
The greatest danger to Jiangdong was Shanyue. Even in the last years of Soochow, Shanyue was beaten all the way to the outskirts of the capital Jianye. This was unimaginable to Cao Wei and Shu Han.
Liu Jing was familiar with history and knew that being strict and fierce like Soochow could not solve the Shanyue problem. Instead, he got himself into endless troubles and had to waste most of his energy internally, and was no longer able to make progress in the Central Plains.
Of course, we cannot blindly be lenient. "Book" says: "Barbarians are cunning in summer" and "Poetry" says: "Rong and Di are Ying". If we deal with unruly barbarians, being too lenient will only make them lose their awe.
, it is useless to do any harm.
To govern Shanyue, it is not advisable to be both harsh and merciful. Only a combination of lenient and fierce, kindness and power can tame Shanyue. Liu Jing now has many talents under his command, but at this stage, Xu Shu and seriousness are the most suitable candidates.
Liu Jing also didn't expect Xu Shu and Zheng Zheng to completely solve the Shanyue problem for him, because that was unrealistic. As long as Shanyue could stay in peace and not rebel.
"Meet Mr. Mingfu..."
When Xu Shu was in Nanjun, he cured plagues, appeased the people, and pacified thieves. He was very powerful and powerful. He had an aura of calmness and authority. Xu Miao and others hurriedly put on their faces and bowed down to pay homage.
"You don't need to be polite..." Xu Shu had a kind attitude and encouraged him a lot.
Then Zhuge Liang and Xu Shu, surrounded by everyone, entered Nanchang through Songyang Gate.
Not far from Songyang Gate, you can see a towering ancient tree. This tree is a camphor tree. The trunk is so thick that it takes more than ten or twenty people to hug it. It also reaches an astonishing seven or eight feet in height, which is taller than the Nanchang City Wall.
It is much higher. The branches and leaves are also extremely luxuriant, and the shade area covered by the trees is several acres wide. From a distance, it looks like a giant open green umbrella.
This tree is the famous Nanchang ancient camphor tree. According to legend, the name of Yuzhang (prefecture) comes from this tree. When Zhuge Liang saw this tree again after many years, he could not help but sigh at its majesty.