After the letter was secretly sent, Liu Biao announced to the outside world that the weather has been changeable recently, and he occasionally feels windy and cold, so he will not see any guests for the time being.

The so-called "not a guest", of course, just means that he declined the visit of ordinary guests. As for the core personnel of Jingzhou affairs, Liu Biao still wanted to meet him, but he postponed the public discussion.

Regarding the issue of war or peace, Liu Biao had made up his mind despite all the commotion outside.

However, five days passed, ten days passed, and it was the end of May in the blink of an eye, and there was still no news of King Bohai's return.

Liu Biao couldn't help but feel worried. Could he have changed his mind?

After all, it was very different when I wrote the two letters and when I was leading the army in person now.

After thinking about it, Liu Biao still felt uneasy. How about withdrawing Liu Pan and Huang Zhong from Luo County first? For some reason, Liu Qing entered Linxiang City and there was no news about it, so Liu Biao was always worried.

Uneasy.

Finally, two days later, a big piece of news came from Huang Zhong.

It is said that the King of Bohai issued a document to the twelve counties of Changsha. In the above-mentioned counties, the large landowners went to Linxiang and took the initiative to report the amount of their land. If they did not report within seven days, once verified, they would be punished by concealing the report.

Huang Zhong also learned about this from Luo County. After King Bohai occupied Changsha, he did not continue to advance troops immediately, but first acquired land.

Liu Biao frowned and thought carefully, did King Bohai spend precious time on these things to set an example for other counties in Jingzhou?

The above-mentioned so-called big landowners are usually powerful people, and there are also some nobles. As a result, those lands acquired through unfair means are not allowed to be reported, and the result of failure to report it is confiscation. King Bohai's move is a real blow to the bottom of the fire.

Cruel!

Of course, all of this must be based on power. If King Bohai does not have an invincible army, no one will care.

Looking at the letter in front of him, Liu Biao suddenly had a thought in his mind. If he wrote such a document, would the powerful nobles in the other five counties and sixty-seven counties of Jingzhou listen to it?

However, Liu Biao just thought about it because he knew in his heart that they would not.

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Changsha Army, Linxiang.

Liu Qing looked at the thick statistical document and sighed: "Yuan Zhi's method is better. It puts the powerful in a dilemma. I don't need to bear the name of massacre. Just like what happened in Anping County, if it can't happen in the future, then it won't happen."

"Of course, among powerful men, there are also those who are unwilling to give up. I might as well use a few of them to scare the monkeys." Liu Qing added.

Xu Shu smiled and said: "My lord, I'm afraid this matter will have a wide impact. Although it is only implemented in Changsha County, it must have spread to all counties in Jingzhou now. This matter will have a great effect on my lord in regaining the hearts of the people in Jingzhou!"

"That's right, kill two birds with one stone!"

Liu Qing patted the document and was in a good mood. Now that the Sun family had left, the affairs of the county were directly handed over to Xu Shu. Then, it was time for Liu Qing to take the next step.

Liu Qing summoned Zhang Liao and asked, "Wen Yuan, how are you preparing for the encirclement of Luo County?"

"Lord, everything is ready. The land route from Luoxian County to Nanjun has been intercepted by Ji Ling, and the waterway along the way, the naval forces led by Gan Ning and Zhou Tai are already in place."

"In other words, Huang Zhong and Liu Pan are already alone."

"Why does my lord pay so much attention to Luo County alone?"

"It's not that Luo County is valued, but that Huang Zhong is valued. Huang Zhong was able to shoot Sun Jian, which shows that he is both wise and brave. How can such a talented person not be so talented as Liu Biao? I will definitely take him under his command."

"It is really rare to be able to kill Sun Jian with a plan!" Zhang Liao commented, "In what way do you want to conquer this man?"

Liu Qing turned his attention to Guo Jia.

Guo Jiadao: "Lord, Jia doesn't know this person!"

Liu Qing thought about it for a moment and said: "Huang Zhong, courtesy name Hansheng, is from Nanyang. His family background is average. He should have made many military exploits in the army and was promoted by Liu Biao. He is now the deputy general of Liu Pan's army. Moreover, I infer that this person is extremely

Be loyal and will not do anything contrary to the Lord, and do not use force."

"My lord, if you don't take him back to Jizhou to farm for two years, maybe he will figure it out like Yan Liang Wen Chou." Guo Jia said with a smile.

"Don't be joking, I am serious!"

Guo Jia put away his smile and said sternly: "This matter is easy to say, the lord only needs to ask Liu Biao for it!

"Ask Liu Biao for his generals and then attack him?"

"Didn't my lord have no intention of attacking Liu Biao?"

"You have to look good, otherwise Liu Biao will raise his hands and surrender?"

"Liu Biao has no other choice but to surrender!" Guo Jia asserted, "If my guess is correct, Liu Biao's letter asking for peace is already on the way."

"Report——"

"Reporting to my lord, Liu Biao's secret letter."

Looking at the letter held by the imperial guard, Liu Qing and Guo Jia looked at each other.

As soon as I finished speaking, the letter came?

Liu Qing took it, opened it and read it.

Good brother?

Liu Qing almost forgot that he, Liu Biao, Liu Yan, Liu Yu, Liu Bei, and even the deceased Ling Emperor Liu Hong were all peers, but Liu Qing was the youngest.

What Liu Biao wrote in his letter was precisely about the whereabouts of Jingzhou. This issue was naturally not a problem for Liu Qing, but it was a big problem for Liu Biao.

After reading the letter, Liu Qing understood Liu Biao's thoughts. As expected, although Liu Biao had secured the position of Jingzhou Mu, he was far from completely dominating Jingzhou, so he chose to negotiate peace with the King of Bohai.

"Let the warriors fight and the peacemakers make peace. Liu Biao is a good calculator." Guo Jiadao.

"It's just wishful thinking, but with Liu Biao's statement, his position can be regarded as saved, but the power of the state pastor will definitely be reduced by me in the future." As he said this, Liu Qing put the letter aside, and then moved the map aside.

Come on, take a closer look.

"This time the attack route will be from Jiangling to Dangyang. By the way, inform Zilong to go to Dangyang from Runan Trail."

I still have to visit this place where famous places are popular, even though the famous places are no longer there.

or……

Didn't Liu Biao say that warriors fight, then if the battle location can be chosen...

Invincible is so lonely, Liu Qing has already started to play.

"Wenyuan, tomorrow we will send troops to besiege the city and ask Liu Biao's army to leave the city and surrender. Otherwise, it will be regarded as rebellion!"

"My lord, didn't you say you wanted to recruit Huang Zhong?"

"Liu Biao's letters have been sent to Linxiang. How can you think there is no news about Huang Zhong? Liu Biao may not have many true direct soldiers in Jingzhou, but Liu Pan and Huang Zhong are definitely one of them. How can Liu Biao let himself

My nephew is in danger." Liu Qing said.

"My lord has made a clear decision!" Although Guo Jia's compliment came late, everyone chose to ignore it as a habit.

The next day.

Liu Qing was still sleeping, and the troops on the front line had already begun to take action.

In Luo County, Huang Zhong hurried back to the county government and said to Liu Pan: "General, the soldiers and horses of the King of Bohai are here."

Liu Pan didn't seem to be surprised at all and said: "Han Sheng has ordered all armies to stay put and not prepare for war. In addition, martial law has been lifted and all city gates will be opened to allow free entry and exit."

Huang Zhong thought he heard it wrong and confirmed it again: "General, the troops of King Bohai are here!"

"Don't be anxious about the promotion of the Han Dynasty. King Bohai is a clan member of the Han Dynasty and the king's master in the imperial court. His mission is to bring peace and justice to the chaos in Changsha. When his army arrives, we will go to greet him and hold a banquet in his honor." Liu Pan said.

Huang Zhong was puzzled. Although he did not stand for war or peace, when soldiers and horses came, his first thought was to prepare and resist.

"General, the King of Bohai is not here for the mere Sun family, I'm afraid he is openly targeting the Sun family and secretly wants to take over the lord's land!" Huang Zhong said.

"Hey, you can't lie when you are promoted to Han Dynasty. King Bohai is the uncle of the Han Dynasty. He is the champion general appointed by the emperor. He ranks above the three princes and is in charge of the country's military. Strictly speaking, you and I, and even the lord, are involved in military affairs.

Everyone must obey his orders."

Huang Zhong naturally understands this truth, but now that Jingzhou has finally stabilized, King Bohai came here at this moment, fearing that it would bring war again. Huang Zhong instinctively resisted because he hated the war, and because of the war, he lost his most loved one.

's son.

Liu Pan saw that Huang Zhong had a sullen look on his face, as if he couldn't figure it out, so he silently took out a letter, placed it on the desk, moved it forward, and motioned to Huang Zhong to check it.

Huang Zhong took it in doubt, and after reading the entire article, he felt somewhat relieved.

"It turned out that my lord was planning to retreat in order to advance. However, my lord's worries were unreasonable. I heard that Sun Ce's most elite guards cavalry were attacking with the same number as the King of Bohai. In just one attack, Sun Ce's army was wiped out. Sun Ce could not bear the blow.

, committed suicide and died, if we were to encounter him, his fate would probably not be any better than that of Sun Ce." Huang Zhong seemed to be worried.

"Han Sheng is overly worried. We are your lord's soldiers and are stationed in the city under your lord's jurisdiction. It is reasonable and legal. What you are worried about will not happen." Liu Pan said.

Huang Zhong said bitterly: "I hope so, but I suddenly want to see what the Bohai King is capable of. He was able to defeat Sun Ce's army at once. It is really unbelievable."

Huang Zhong and Sun Ce fought against each other more than ten times, and each time they fought back and forth, with no distinction between superior and inferior. In the end, they retreated because there were no more soldiers to fight.

Sun Ce was Huang Zhong's respectable opponent, but his respectable and evenly matched opponent was vulnerable to the King of Bohai.

After reading Liu Biao's letter, Huang Zhong understood the intention and could only say: "Well, since it is the Lord's order, we will act as ordered. But I don't know, if those people in Xiangyang know that we surrender without fighting... they will

What do you think?"

Huang Zhong couldn't say the words of surrender, so he had to ignore it. Although this was not considered surrender, if he did not resist, in the eyes of the people in Xiangyang, he had no intention of surrendering to the enemy.

I'm just afraid that my reputation will be over.

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To be continued...