Dong Zhuo, for his part, sent a second wave of large-scale crusade against Liu Jian.
Hu Zhen is the main general, followed by Lu Bu and Hua Xiong, and there are also many captains and Sima-level figures from Xiliang and Bingzhou, which can be regarded as a gathering of elite soldiers and generals.
At the same time, Yuan Shao was not idle in this regard.
Yuan Shao was doing something big, and he sent an envoy Pang Ji to Changsha to meet Sun Jian.
Since Sun Jian received Yuan Shu's letter, he has been lying in Changsha claiming to be ill.
He knew that sooner or later he would have to obey either Yuan Shu or Yuan Shaozhong, but he had not made up his mind yet who to follow.
It was not until Yuan Shao's envoy Pang Ji came to Changsha that he presented Sun Jian with a large gift, which moved Sun Jian very much.
That was the head of Wang Rui, the new governor of Jingzhou.
Now Yuan Shao is the northern pastor of Jingzhou. According to his status, all the counties in Jingzhou north of the Yangtze River are under Yuan Shao's control, and the governor can't say anything.
In this way, the scope of supervision of Jingzhou governor is only the four southern counties of Jingzhou.
Among the four southern counties, if Wang Rui came to take office, the first one he would target would definitely be Sun Jian, the fierce tiger.
Sun Jian was the governor of Changsha, and the area under his jurisdiction was also under Wang Rui's supervision.
Although the governor only has 600 shi, he has the power to monitor Sun Jian. It is used by the imperial court to restrain the local governor. Moreover, the current governor-level figures have the power to organize the army of the governor's department.
Once Wang Rui arrives in Jingnan, he can organize the army of the Jingzhou Governor's Department and form another force in Jingnan to compete with Sun Jian.
This was also one of the reasons why Dong Zhuo appointed Wang Rui as the governor of Jingzhou.
He just wanted to establish his own power in the south and prevent Yuan Shao from dominating the southern territory and becoming the King of the South.
But the foundation of the Yuan family is too deep, and Dong Zhuo cannot affect their local appeal just by randomly placing a few people.
Poor Wang Rui, who had just become the governor of Jingzhou, wanted to sneak into Jingnan quietly, but he was accidentally killed by the local robbing barbarians near the Xiangjiang River.
As for which barbarian family the person who killed him was, no one could tell. Anyway, in the end, Wang Rui's head was delivered to Sun Jian through Pang Ji's hands.
After knowing the identity of the person in front of him, Sun Jian was somewhat moved.
Although killing Wang Rui would be beneficial to Yuan Shao himself in occupying Jingnan, there is no doubt that the person who can directly benefit most is Sun Jian.
In fact, from Yuan Shao's point of view, it would be the best strategy at this time to let Wang Rui take office directly and let Sun Jian spend time in Jingnan.
In this way, Yuan Shao can take advantage of the conflict between the snipe and the clam, and finally wait for Jingnan's governor and prefects to be exhausted, and then find a way to capture Jingnan.
But now Yuan Shao has not done this.
On the contrary, he directly helped Sun Jian kill Wang Rui, which was regarded as directly helping Sun Jian solve a problem.
In this way, Sun Jian will naturally feel grateful to Yuan Shao.
…
Pang Jidao said: "Gong Yuan has long admired Sun Fujun's name, which is like thunder in his ears. Now the general is in the south of Jingzhou, and Yuan Gong is in the north of Jingzhou. The land of Jingzhou and Xiang is under the control of both of them. When I came, Yuan Gong asked me to convey that as long as the general is willing,
Mr. Yuan is willing to share this land in Jingzhou with the general."
Sun Jian was a little surprised when he heard this.
"Jingzhou is Yuan Gong's inheritance, how can we share it with others?"
Pang Ji shook his head: "Master Sun, you really underestimate Mr. Yuan's ambition."
"Yuan Shijun, the Fourth and Third Duke, is an outstanding figure in the country and a model for the world. He has the spirit to lead heroes from all over the world. How can he stay in Jingzhou for a long time?"
"Jingzhou is just the place where the envoy started his career. Now that Kong Ni is in Yingchuan, Yuan Gong intends to station Zhou Ang in Runan again to help him control Yuzhou."
"With the prestige of the Yuan family in Runan and Yingchuan, the land of Yuzhou can be determined overnight. In this way, Yuan Gong can cross Jing and the land of the two Yuzhous."
"Yuan Yi from Hanzhong and Bajun and Yuan Zhong from Pei State are all brothers of Duke Yuan. With Yuan Gong at his head, he will wait for Jingyu to be settled, then pacify Yizhou, and connect Yi, Jing, Yu and Yang into one.
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"And in the Yanzhou areas to the north, there are Zhang Miao, Bao Xin, Liu Dai, Cao Cao and others who respect Duke Yuan. Looking at the world, who can resist the power of Duke Yuan?"
Sun Jian was really moved by the fact that Yuan Shao's layout was so vast, and he actually wanted to use the Yuan family's layout to separate half of the world.
Later, I heard Pang Ji say: "The world's famous scholars, well-dressed and wealthy, are all devoted to Duke Yuan. Now Duke Yuan and Dong Zhuo are fighting. Although they are on the defensive for the time being, in terms of background and power, Dong Zhuo is far away from Duke Yuan. Sooner or later
You will definitely be defeated by Duke Yuan!"
"In Pang's humble opinion, Mr. Yuan is bound to become a great leader. But now, Mr. Yuan has talents from all walks of life under his command, but he lacks a general who is brave enough to lead the three armies and can lead an army of 100,000 for him. And looking at the world, there are also
Who is more brave than Wentai?"
"It is Duke Yuan's wish to make Wentai a general and achieve great things with you. As long as Wentai agrees to his promise, Wentai will be the number one person in military affairs under Duke Yuan from now on. As long as Wentai lives up to Duke Yuan, then Duke Yuan will never
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When he said this, Pang Ji turned around and clapped his hands.
Then his men brought up the gifts carefully prepared by Yuan Shao.
Although they are all treasures, if you identify them carefully, you will find that many of the gifts Yuan Shao gave to Sun Jian were carefully selected.
Gifts are only one aspect of etiquette, and they only represent the friendliness and respect of the gift-giver. But in fact, sometimes I heard that if you carefully observe the gift, you can also see the thoughtfulness of the gift-giver.
Sun Jian walked up to the gifts, looked at them carefully, and finally laid his eyes on an open box.
There was a pair of polished and very dazzling Mingguang armor inside.
Sun Jian stretched out his hand to touch the armor gently, and then he couldn't help but sigh: "Mr. Yuan has always been known as a model in the world, but today I know that the world's evaluation is true!"
When Pang Ji heard this, he laughed: "So, does Wentai agree to Mr. Yuan's request?"
Sun Jian clasped his fists and said: "Mr. Yuan is so kind to me, how can Sun be unfaithful? Please tell Mr. Pang that Sun Jian is packing up his troops in Changsha and will go to Nanyang the next day to deal with Dong Zhuo with Mr. Yuan!"
Pang Ji said quickly: "Okay, okay! Without further ado, I will set off back to Nanyang to inform Mr. Yuan of the good news!"
Sun Jian said again: "There is one more thing, please Pangjun, please tell Mr. Yuan!"
Pang Ji asked: "What's going on at Wentai?"
Sun Jian turned around and returned to the inner room. When he was young, he came out with a slip and handed it to Pang Jida: "This is the letter Yuan Gongdao wrote to me at the beginning. It was precisely because of this letter that I complained of illness in Changsha and never went to the front line in person.
In order to help Mr. Yuan, I also ask Mr. Pang to pass it on to Mr. Yuan on my behalf to show my willingness to help."
When Pang Ji heard this, his heart suddenly tightened.
He knew that this matter was of great importance, so he did not dare to delay, and hurriedly took Sun Jian's letter and said goodbye to him.
…
Sun Jian defected to Yuan Shao and prepared to go north to help him deal with Dong Zhuo.
On the other hand, Liu Jian was planning where to send troops at Yanjin Ferry.
Since defeating Niu Fu, Liu Jian has been thinking about where to go next.
There is still a gap between our own side and the Xiliang army. The victory over Niu Fu was mainly due to the victory over Niu Fu himself, but it does not mean that their strength is stronger than the Xiliang army. Field battles are not suitable for Liu Jian.
Yanjin has been beaten to a state of ruin. At this moment, it is necessary to find another fortified city in order to continue to deal with the Xiliang soldiers.
But where should we go?
Just when Liu Jian was deep in thought, Guan Yu walked in with long strides.
"Fourth brother, do you want to see me if you have something to do?"
Guan Yu said respectfully to Liu Jian: "Brother, Ma Jie, who was captured alive by my brother, wants to see my brother. Should I see him or not?"