The Three Kingdoms: The Cold Gate World

Chapter 96

In less than ten years, there was a rebellion by the Yellow Turban first, and then the Guandong Army Alliance attacked Dong Zhuo. The war in the Central Plains never stopped.

The Jingxiang family and the northern soldiers in exile do not have an army, and the political power they can form should not be underestimated. If they are not properly dealt with, it may cause unpredictable disturbances, so Guo Jiacai personally led the army to capture Xiangyang and Jiangxia. Just sitting in the base camp in Chengdu, Xu Shu set out for Guo Jia to supervise the transportation of grain and grass, and dispatch the logistics.

In this expedition, Guo Jia led four generals, Zhang Yan had 5000 soldiers, Zhou Tai had [-], Xu Chu Dianwei had [-] each, and a total of [-] troops left Chengdu.

Guo Jia, with a very clear strategic goal, wanted to attack Xiangyang directly, so he had to leave Yizhou from the eastern gateway of Badong County.

When Guo Jia led the army to go to Badong County, he found that from the direction of Badong County, there were civilians dragging their families and heading towards Chengdu.

After asking Zhang Yan to inquire, Zhang Yan showed a look of embarrassment, as if it was difficult to speak.

"Say!" Guo Jia shouted in a deep voice, his face was a little ugly, because he had vaguely guessed the reason.

Zhang Yanwei turned his face away and told Guo Jia the reason he had learned from the common people.

Guo Jia, who was riding on the horse, closed his eyes and sighed softly, but did not lose his temper as Zhang Yan expected, and the large army continued to march towards Badong County.

Since he came to Badong County to guard the east gate of Yizhou, Sima Ju has become increasingly arrogant and tired of running the army. He often spends all day in the newly built mansion and does not care about political affairs. He has been single for most of his life, but now he has There are dozens of wives and concubines.

When Guo Jia's army came to Padang Yong'an, Sima Ju greeted him outside the city in person, with good etiquette and no disrespect towards Guo Jia.

The army was stationed outside the city, Guo Jia only asked Dian Wei to lead the troops, accompanied by generals, and Sima Ju received them into the city.

Standing in front of Sima Ju's newly-built mansion, Guo Jia stopped to watch. It was a grand mansion with a wide gate. Looking in, the courtyard was spacious, and the main hall and big house stood tall and imposing.

The well-dressed servants on both sides of the mansion gate bowed and bowed their heads, as if they were willing to work without complaint.

At this situation, Guo Jia laughed lightly instead, while Sima Ju blushed a little, but he didn't know what to say.

Take a rest in Sima Ju's mansion, Guo Jia will leave tomorrow, refused Sima Ju's kindness to hold a banquet, Guo Jia rested quietly in the guest room.

In the middle of the night, Zhang Yan knocked on the door and entered, and saw Guo Jia quietly studying a scroll of bamboo slips.

"What did Sima Ju do to Badong County?"

Guo Jia was expressionless, but he suppressed anger in his heart.

Sima Ju, it's too disappointing!
Few of the generals who were born in Taipingdao had read the books of sages and sages and understood the principles. Most of them did what they thought in their hearts. They would give their lives to anyone, and Zhang Jiao's small favors and small favors could not even be called favors, but they could create a great cause of peace. The people under him were so easily recruited, which is enough to show how fragile their psychological defense is.

"After Sima Ju led the army to Badong, according to the instructions of the lord, he did not kill the wealthy family. He just dismissed the prefect of Badong. Zhaizi, married many wives and concubines one after another, and had fun in the mansion every day. The soldiers under Sima Ju committed crimes in Badong County and bullied the villagers. Daughter, the people complained a lot, and many of them chose to leave Badong County and migrate to Shu County."

Guo Jia found out that he was wrong. He shouldn't have placed high hopes on Sima Ju, and let Sima Ju, Zhang Baiqi, and Xu He each lead their troops to the place.

It doesn't make sense to talk to these three people, because they don't understand, and no matter how much they say, they will just fall on deaf ears. They are all heroes who have made great contributions to Guo Jia. Guo Jia can't treat them badly, but if he wants to use them again, he must first test them. Can they be up to the task.

The worries in his heart became reality, and Guo Jia regretted his mistakes. The limitations of the peasant uprising were vividly reflected in Sima Ju. The oppression he suffered was completely transferred to others.

This worry was feared by Guo Jia and his advisers long before they raised their troops to attack Yizhou. Zhang Yan, Zhang Baiqi, Sima Ju, and Xu He had 20 soldiers and horses in their hands at that time, but they did not It belongs to the land, has no source of money and food, and hides in the mountains and forests and can only live a hard life.

So what if Guo Jia is recognized as the master?If they had a city, a territory, no longer worry about it, and no longer live in panic, would they still submit to Guo Jia?

Because of this concern, Guo Jia entrusted Sima Ju and Xu He with the heaviest casualties in the battle to capture Hanzhong, and assigned [-] troops from Zhang Yan to Zhang Liao, took Hanzhong, and gained a foothold in it. After the land was obtained, the soldiers and horses in the hands of the four could no longer pose a threat to Guo Jia, which made Guo Jia really worry about sleeping and eating.

Without these four people, it would be impossible for Guo Jia to capture Yizhou within three years after he decided to compete in the world. In terms of credit, the four of them are higher than Guo Jia's counselors and generals, but they have just achieved insignificant results, and they may even be defeated at any time. When there was danger of collapse, among the four people, only Zhang Yan satisfied Guo Jia. He didn't know how Xu He and Zhang Baiqi were, but Sima Ju had already made him heartbroken, and he had to face a very difficult decision .

Just changed the state herdsman to Yizhou Prefecture, led the Taiping Army general, Guo Jia's power organization is in the initial stage of brewing, and there is no supervision system. Qi, Sima Ju, Xu He and the three generals are released, which is also Guo Jia's test for them. Whether it is a dragon or a worm, it depends on the initial performance.

If they don't ask them to manage a county in an orderly manner, at least restrain the soldiers from violating military discipline. Sima Ju failed to do such a simple thing, which really made Guo Jia feel chilling.

Zhang Yan's friendship with Sima Ju is obviously deeper, and he also understands Sima Ju better. He stood in front of Guo Jia with a frown and said, "Sima Ju is the most important person, and the soldiers under him have been born and died with him for many years. It has been six years since the incident, and the soldiers he regarded as brothers were killed and wounded. Today, he has defended the soldiers in every possible way. Therefore, when his soldiers behaved mischievously, many people came to him He filed a complaint in front of him, but he cared about his affection, so he let it go."

"What kind of bullshit is this! Even if he is a blood-related relative to his subordinates, he can't violate military discipline and forget about my rule of never committing any crimes against Minqiu! Feiyan, don't you think Sima is in love with you? Is there any excuse?"

Guo Jia stared at Zhang Yan sharply, Zhang Yan turned pale immediately, knelt down and said in a deep voice: "No, Zhang Yan will remember the command of the lord, and he also knows that Sima Ju's actions in Badong County are not just unreasonable. Zhang Yan is not pleading for Sima Ju, but clarifying the facts, hoping that the lord will understand that the [-] soldiers under Sima Ju will be loyal to him to the death. Sima Ju's edict to recruit soldiers."

Snapped!
The bamboo and wood slips were scattered all over the place, Guo Jia stood up angrily, with a slightly ferocious expression, and asked Zhang Yan word by word: "Sima Ju dare to expand the army without permission?"

Zhang Yan said in a deep voice without raising her head: "The details will not be known, but there is indeed an edict for Sima Ju to be recruited in Yong'an City."

This is an era when the conscription system is gradually declining and the conscription system is gradually rising. The implementation of the conscription system requires a big prerequisite, that is, social stability. The rise of the conscription system is also closely related to social unrest and the decline of national power.

In Yizhou, which has just stabilized, if Sima Juruo recruits soldiers, the miserable people will be exploited by the wealthy and Tu ethnic groups on the one hand, and on the other hand have to deal with the government's conscripts. Can they still survive?Under such circumstances, how could the people not flee with their families?

His chest fluctuated, and he was even a little dizzy with anger. Guo Jia rubbed his temples and sat down slowly, sneering: "Sima Ju, are you so stupid that you want to expand the army on your own? Don't you know that if you change another monarch, you will directly Will you be punished for treason?"

On the contrary, Sima Ju's private expansion of the army has given Guo Jia enough reasons to punish him for his crime.

On the other hand, Sima Ju's oppression of the people is not only hindering, but even shaking the foundation of Guo Jia's rule of Yizhou.

Don't Sima Ju understand this?Guo Jia didn't know, but Zhang Yan knew in his heart that Sima Ju, a big bastard, must not be aware of the stakes.

Taipingdao 36 Qu Shuai, each of them wished to command more troops to claim credit in front of Zhang Jiao. Zhang Jiao was also happy to see his generals and horses strong. With passion, he gathered people to rebel.

In the past, Sima Ju had [-] soldiers and horses in his hands. After he invaded Chengdu, there were fewer than [-] soldiers under him. Now that he has arrived in Badong County, Sima Ju may not have thought much about expanding his army.

Does Guo Jia want to tell him this truth by personally holding his ear?

What is the use of such a general, Guo Jia?

The intention to kill has already arisen in his heart, Guo Jia is considering how and when to kill Sima Ju?

He had [-] troops stationed outside the city, and Dian Wei had [-] troops inside the city, so it was easy to kill Sima.

But if Sima Ju is killed, will Zhang Baiqi and Xu He agree?At that time, the Yizhou gentry had not yet been eradicated, but wars broke out first among themselves.

What's more, this time Guo Jia led the army to attack Xiangyang and Jiangxia. If he missed the good opportunity and Liu Biao entered Jingzhou, the rare opportunity in ten years would be missed.

Slowly loosening his clenched fist, Guo Jia calmly said to Zhang Yan: "Don't disturb Sima Ju, we will lead the army away tomorrow, first attack Xiangyang and Jiangxia, and deal with him when we come back."

After weighing the matter, Guo Jia still believed that defeating Jingzhou tyrants Xiangyang and Jiangxia and keeping Jingzhou unowned was the top priority.

(End of this chapter)