A century-old tree stands tall and erected, blocking the scorching sun in the sky.
Under the shade of the tree, Wang Can, Jia Xu, Guo Jia, and Xu Shu sat down separately and were talking about what happened after the pacification of Jiangxia. Now, Wang Can has captured Nanyang, Xiangyang, and Jiangxia, and occupied the three counties of Jingzhou. Successfully
Having captured the land of Jingbei and Jiangxia, the important land of Jingzhou, it can be considered that half of Xiangyang has been pacified.
The rest is to conquer the other counties that are not famous.
Jia Xu took a sip of tea and said with a smile: "My lord, Jingbei has been pacified, Xiangyang has been pacified, Jiangxia has been stabilized, and the situation in Jingzhou has become a foregone conclusion. We only need to send one general to sweep across the rest of Jingzhou. The overall situation is now decided.
, when will we withdraw our troops and return to Chengdu?"
Wang Can asked: "Wen He, why do you want to go back to Chengdu?"
Jia Xu said solemnly: "It has been half a year since we attacked Xiangyang. Although the morale of our soldiers is still high, they are also exhausted. Moreover, food and ordnance are consumed hugely, and they need some time to recuperate."
Wang Can said in a deep voice: "As the saying goes, Jingzhou is rich and can support millions of soldiers. When Liu Biao governed Xiangyang, it made Xiangyang prosperous and prosperous. This provided us with enough food and soldiers. Even if we do not return to Chengdu, we can keep the soldiers alive.
.Furthermore, we have only pacified the land in the north of Jing, and there are still counties in the south of Jing that have not been pacified, so we cannot take it lightly."
Wang Can summoned several people to discuss matters in Jingnan.
Guo Jia smiled and said: "My lord, Wen He is extremely talented. Wen He can win the land of Jingnan with just a quick thought."
Jia Xu laughed and scolded: "Guo Fengxiao, I didn't offend you, did I?"
Xu Shu was afraid that the world would not be in chaos, so he joked: "Sir, if you are confident and have a mature strategy, just tell it directly. It is a pity to hide it in your heart, so as to prevent my lord from laboring on the expedition."
Wang Can said: "Wen He, if you have any ideas, please tell me."
Jia Xu cupped his hands and said: "My lord, the governors of Jingnan are all people with empty reputations. Even if some of them are somewhat capable, they can't get out of my lord's palm. My lord defeated Cao Cao, retreated from Sun Jian, and achieved supreme prestige."
As soon as Liu Biao died, the governors of other places in Jingzhou must have become uneasy, so the lord sent his envoys to issue an edict to order them to surrender, showing that they had no courage to resist."
Guo Jia said: "The Lord's flag points to the direction, watch the wind and surrender!"
Wang Can laughed and said, "When you say this, I wonder if Cao Cao and Sun Jian will surrender directly after seeing my banner."
After a pause, Wang Can said: "Just follow Wen He's method and send an envoy to deliver the order. If these people don't surrender, hundreds of thousands of troops will kill them and immediately attack the city. It will be impossible for them to surrender."
Xu Shu thought for a while and said: "My lord, I think that before sending envoys, we can spread the news about my lord's defeat of Cao Cao and Sun Jian. Although our army won, it happened recently. Even if the governors of the counties in Jingnan knew about my lord, they would not know about it."
We know that the lord is powerful, but many people have no information and don't know what happened. Therefore, it is necessary to create an image of the lord as invincible, so that the people think that the lord is invincible, which will put pressure on the governors of various counties and increase the submission of the governors of Jingnan counties.
possible."
Wang Can put his palms together and smiled: "Yuan Zhi said it makes sense, so let's do it!"
At that moment, Wang Can called Shi A and asked Shi A to send people to deliver the news. Later, Wang Can sent five envoys to Nanjun, Guiyang County, Lingling County, Wuling County, and Changsha County to deliver the message.
However, among the five counties, Changsha County is different.
Sun Jian did not die as early as in history. He was the governor of Changsha at the beginning, and Sun Jian started his career in Changsha County, and finally occupied the land east of the Yangtze River. Sun Jian moved his capital to Wu County and was busy pacifying the counties in Jiangdong. Liu Biao took the opportunity to send troops to attack Changsha. Although
In the end, Changsha was conquered, but it was not Liu Biao's credit. It was Jia Xu and Shi A who assisted him in taking Changsha County.
Wang Can sent five envoys to deliver the message, hoping to conquer the five armies and solve the problem in Jingnan.
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Nanjun, Prefect's Mansion.
The envoy sent by Wang Can arrived at Nanjun first and met with the prefect of Nanjun.
The people sent by Wang Can had low official positions and were just ordinary civil servants, but they attracted the attention of the Nanjun Prefect. The Nanjun Prefect was even inclined to please the envoys who sent the message and directly submitted to Wang Can.
The Shu army was so powerful that the governor of Nanjun did not dare to resist.
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Changsha County, Prefect’s Mansion!
After Wang Can's envoy arrived, he met with the prefect Han Xuan.
Han Xuan was an important minister under Liu Biao, but he was able to serve as the governor of Changsha only because of the help of Jia Xu and Gan Ning, and he was able to successfully establish a foothold in Changsha. Han Xuan was devoted to Liu Biao and was unwilling to submit to Wang Can, but Han Xuan had been contacted by Wang Can
Gan Ning and Jia Xu knew how powerful the Shu soldiers were and did not dare to resist.
Wang Can's envoy explained his intention, and Han Xuan hosted a banquet in honor of the envoy, and then generously expressed his submission.
As a result, Changsha surrendered to Wang Can.
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Wuling County, Taishou Mansion.
Jin Xuan, the prefect of Wuling, didn't know much about Wang Can, but he definitely knew a lot about the Shu army.
Wuling County is close to Wuxi, and is close to the Wuxi Barbarians, and even often interacts with the Wuxi Barbarians. Jin Xuan is well aware of the power of the Wuxi Barbarians, their bravery and fighting skills, their brutality and vulgarity, and their robbery and robbery, which gives Jin Xuan a headache. But such a powerful man
The barbarians were so controlled by Xu Shu, Pang De and Yan Yan that they had no choice but to hide in the mountains and dare not show up. This is evident.
Jin Xuan saw how powerful Xu Shu was, but Xu Shu was just a counselor under Wang Can.
It can be inferred from this that Wang Can's strength is unfathomable.
Even though Jin Xuan was reluctant, he did not dare to disobey Wang Can. In addition, Wuling County bordered the Shu Kingdom. If the army of the Shu Kingdom came out from Zangchen County and Ba County, they would first attack Wuling County. Jin Xuan had soldiers in his hands.
, there are also strong generals, but they only have one county and cannot compete with Shu.
Jin Xuan met with the envoys and finally surrendered.
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In Lingling County, the prefect Liu Du entertained the envoys at his residence.
Liu Du has always been in control of Lingling County, has never experienced war, and lives a fairy-like life.
After Wang Can's envoy arrived, Liu Du knew that his happy days were over and it was impossible to continue serving in Lingling County. At the banquet, Liu Du even asked him about his future tenure. He was already preparing to leave, but it was reported that
The envoy who sent the letter was not aware of Wang Can's arrangements. He just conveyed Wang Can's order and asked Liu Du to submit a petition to surrender. This was just one thing.
Liu Du couldn't find out what was going on, so he had to report it obediently.
Finally, Liu Du handed over the power of Lingling County and was willing to submit.
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In Guiyang County, the prefect's name is Zhao Fan.
Wang Can's envoys arrived in Guiyang County, and news of the surrender of Nan County, Wuling County, Changsha County, and Lingling County in the north had spread. Zhao Fan felt even more chilled when he found out about the four counties' surrender to Wang Can.
The four counties surrendered, but he was unable to support himself.
If Nan County, Wuling County, Changsha County and Lingling County were holding on, he could still hold on.
However, the four counties surrendered, and Zhao Fan knew that the situation was over.
Historically, Liu Bei sent people to attack the four counties of Wuling, Changsha, Lingling and Guiyang. Because Liu Bei was weak and lonely, the prefects of the four counties began to resist, and the prefect of Guiyang, Zhao Fan, was unwilling to submit.
However, Wang Can's situation is different. Wang Can sits in the land of Shu, as well as Liangzhou and Jingbei, and is powerful. In addition, Wang Can has countless peerless advisers and the most courageous generals under his command.
Secondly, he retreated from Cao Cao and defeated Sun Jian, the leader of Jiangdong. This had already made Zhao Fan think that he did not dare to resist.
Once Zhao Fan raises his troops to resist, he will definitely attract hundreds of thousands of Wang Can's troops, and Zhao Fan will be unable to stop him. Zhao Fan welcomed Wang Can's envoy, treated him carefully, and then surrendered.
As a result, the major counties in Jingzhou became the territory under Wang Can's rule.
