Zhang Fang sneered when he heard these voices, then straightened his clothes and walked into the hall.
Zhou Bi came with Zhang Fang's sincerity, and Huang Wan and Xiang Lang tried their best to promote it, so a coalition was quickly reached.
"The governor of Nanyang, Zhang Fang, was granted the title of King of Nanyang, with a fiefdom of Wancheng, a reward of ten thousand gold, a thousand pieces of silk and satin, and food for ten thousand households."
"The chief of Nanyang was granted the title of Marquis of Juxiang at the end of the Zhou Dynasty. He was rewarded with a thousand pieces of gold, hundreds of pieces of silk and satin, and food for thousands of households."
"Female Xiang Li, the Prime Minister of Nanyang County, as the Marquis of Xin Ming Dynasty, and reward him with a thousand gold coins, hundreds of pieces of silk and satin, and food for thousands of households."
Nanyang Zhang Fang changed his flag to belong to the New Han Dynasty. Now that an alliance had been reached, the troops attacking Nanyang immediately withdrew. The 50,000-strong army left Nanyang and marched south to Jiangxia, preparing to attack Zang Ba.
"General, urgent military situation."
Zang Ba, who was in charge of Jiangxia, was naturally very concerned about the situation in Nanyang and had already sent spies to investigate.
"What's wrong?"
When Zang Ba heard the urgent military situation, he immediately asked questions.
"Nanyang Governor Zhang Fang has changed his flag and pledged his allegiance to the New Han Dynasty. Zhang Fang has also been granted the title of King of Nanyang by the New Han Dynasty. Now the New Han Dynasty has assembled an army of 50,000 people and is marching south from Nanyang. He has made up his mind to go to Jiangxia."
The scout immediately told the news he had discovered.
"What did you say?
Zhang Fang surrendered?"
Compared with what the scouts said about the 50,000 New Han army going south to attack Jiangxia, Zang Ba was more concerned about the situation in Nanyang County.
In its view, Zhang Fang is a man who finally came to China. The reason why he has not sent troops to support him is because he has many soldiers under his command and they are loyal. Nanyang can consume a lot of enemy power.
In this way, it would be less troublesome to wait for Yuan Shu to send his troops south, but now Zhang Fang actually surrendered, which was beyond his expectation.
"Indeed, King Zhang Fang of Nanyang has spread throughout Jingzhou."
The scout glanced at Zang Ba, you don't care about the enemy's 50,000 troops going south, but you care about Zhang Fang's surrender. This focus is a bit wrong.
"I understand. I ordered Anlu to be on standby, and the other troops are ready to accompany me to reinforce Anlu."
Zang Ba knew that what he should pay attention to now was the troops and horses in Nanyang. After gathering his mind, he directly ordered the troops to prepare and prepare to send troops north to support Anlu.
"General, sir, urgent military report."
A quick horse rushed directly into the valley where Dian Wei was hiding.
"What's wrong?"
Dian Wei glanced at the visitor, and a gleam flashed in his eyes.
"Nanyang Zhang Fang changed his political stance and defected to the New Han Dynasty, and was named King of Nanyang by the New Han Dynasty. The New Han Dynasty had 50,000 troops and was marching south from Nanyang, preparing to attack Jiangxia."
The scout dismounted, saluted Dian Wei with clasped fists, and reported the military situation.
"What?
What did you say?"
Dian Wei was immediately stunned. What happened?
What the hell is going on?
This was already too much for his brain, so much so that he could only wonder if his ears had heard it wrong.
"General, he said that Zhang Fang, the governor of Nanyang, has changed his political affiliation and joined the new Han Dynasty. Now he has led 50,000 troops south to Nanyang, preparing to attack General Zang Ba of Jiangxia."
Zhang Hong's eyes flashed on the side and he directly repeated the news brought by the scouts.
"Sir, Zhang Fang surrendered?
How could he surrender?"
Dian Wei glanced at Zhang Hong, he didn't know what to do now.
"General Dian Wei, you have to know the current situation. Your Majesty will not easily send troops. There are millions of households in Nanyang, and the soldiers under his command are not as elite as Liu Biao. If you defend for a long time, you will lose.
And for Zhang Fang to be granted the title of King of Nanyang, he must have reached some kind of treaty with Xinhan. Although I don't know what it is, I can probably guess it."
Zhang Hong looked at Dian Wei and kept thinking about what happened here.
"what's the situation?"
Hearing Zhang Hong's words, Dian Wei was also stunned.
"I heard that Zhang Fang is a gentle and virtuous man who loves the people like a son and governs Nanyang in an orderly manner. If there is anything that can make Zhang Fang abandon the glory of Chinese officials and become the beggar, then only the millions of households in Nanyang
the common people,
Liu Biao must have sent someone to negotiate with Zhang Fang. He changed his tactics and obeyed Xiangyang's order, and the New Han Dynasty gave up attacking Nanyang. I can't think of any other reason besides this."
Zhang Hong smiled slightly. Now that he had figured out what was going on, he knew what to do next.
"Looking at Mr. Zigang's appearance, do you have any countermeasures?"
Dian Wei looked at Zhang Hong's face and knew that the other party must have a countermeasure, otherwise it wouldn't be like this.
"I don't have any countermeasures, but if I figure out some of the key points, the Nanyang Incident won't be so dangerous."
Zhang Hong shook his head, but the joy in his eyes could not be suppressed.
"Then what should we do now? Zang Ba of Jiangxia only has 20,000 elite troops. Although he has recruited some soldiers and horses, Nanyang has been lost and Changsha is about to be captured by Cai Hao. There is only one Jiangxia, and I'm afraid he won't be able to hold on.
"
Although Zhang Hong has already explained that Nanyang Zhang Fang did not really defect to Liu Biao, but was just a helpless move to protect the country and the people, after all, Xinhan also has no checks and balances, and Jiangxia may not be able to hold on.
"Well, Jiangxia, Nanyang and Changsha are horns with each other. If Nanyang and Changsha are lost, it will be impossible for Jiangxia alone to resist the overwhelming enemies. Since it cannot be defended, it will not be defended. Let General Zang Ba lead the army.
Evacuate Jiangxia and retreat to Jinchun."
Zhang Hong thought for a moment and directly expressed the solution.
"Quit Jiangxia?
How is this possible?
Your Majesty asked Zang Ba to lead his troops to station in Jiangxia just so that he could have a bridgehead for the counterattack in Jingzhou later. Now that he has to evacuate Zang Ba for urgent matters, what will happen to the counterattack then?"
When he heard that Zhang Hong wanted Zang Ba to lead his army to withdraw from Jiangxia and retreat to Jinchun, Dian Wei immediately quit. Zang Ba's garrison in Jiangxia was of great significance. It would not only prevent the enemy from unifying Jingzhou, but also become a frontline bridgehead during the counterattack.
, help the army kill the rebels.
"Jiangxia cannot be defended. It is just a bridgehead. As long as your Majesty is ready, Jingzhou can be destroyed with a backhand, so we must retreat to Jinchun."
Zhang Hong glanced at Dian Wei and shook his head slightly.
"My lord, there is no need to say any more. Jiangxia must not make any mistakes, and Zang Ba will not lead his troops to retreat to Jin Chun."
Although Dian Wei didn't know why Zhang Hong insisted on asking Zang Ba to withdraw his troops, it was obvious that it was too difficult for Zang Ba to leave Jiangxia.
"We have to leave no matter what. This is related to His Majesty's grand plan, and Zang Ba cannot just do whatever he wants."
Zhang Hong looked at Dian Wei, his eyes full of anxiety.
"Then I would like to hear your Excellency explain why His Majesty's plan will be ruined in Jiangxia. You must know that His Majesty personally ordered Zang Ba to garrison Jiangxia."
Now Dian Wei also became interested. Looking at Zhang Hong anxiously, he wanted to hear why bad things happened in Jiangxia.
"General, what is said is that one moment is another moment. Your Majesty placed Zang Ba in Jingzhou City in order to bury a wedge in Jingzhou so that he could attack Jingzhou later.
But the situation is different this time. His Majesty still has not sent troops. He must have a big plan.
Since His Majesty wants to do something big, we, the ministers, must naturally use our hearts and minds to help His Majesty complete this big game."
Zhang Hong now couldn't care less about whether his ideas were mature or whether his guess about Tianxin was accurate. He only knew that if he couldn't convince Dian Wei, then he couldn't convince Zang Ba.
"Big chess?
What big game?
You should make it clear that Dian Wei now really listens to your words more than your words."
Although Zhang Hong tried his best to speak openly, Dian Wei was a rough man and still had only a partial understanding of what he meant, so he understood it accidentally.
"What did you say? The reason why Your Majesty hasn't sent troops to attack now is because he wants to make Jingzhou a climate.
Let all the princes in the world see that Jingzhou has become like this, and even China can't wipe it out.
This is to make them start a rebellion quickly, and then His Majesty can wipe out those people. Do you understand?
My General Guard."
Zhang Hong is about to get mad at Dian Wei, this idiot. He said he understands it so well, why don't you understand?
"I see, I understand, this is the big move you are talking about, but how are you so sure that this is what His Majesty wants to do?
If all Jingzhou is really allowed to belong to Liu Biao's new Han Dynasty, and all the states in the world really rise up, we will become the sinners of China."
Although Dian Wei understood what Zhang Hong meant, he did not dare to gamble. After all, this was not just a matter for Jingzhou, but might affect the whole of China. He did not dare to make a decision easily.
"General, the Xinhan in Jingzhou have been delaying it for long enough. The earlier we let the Xinhan occupy the entire Jingzhou, the earlier the fish that the lord is waiting for will be baited.
There will be a battle of Xianbei in the north and a battle of Guishang in the west. We can afford to wait, but China cannot afford to delay or wait."
