Chapter 138
After staying in Chenxian for a few days and settling some affairs, Liu Jue immediately led an army of 35,000 towards Cangwu County.
As for Fan Zhen, Liu Jue asked her to pretend to be a pawn and follow her, although it was a little inappropriate to take a woman with her on the march.
But now that the war is over, it won't have any effect, if he came to Jingnan before, Liu Jue would definitely not do it.
In Guangxin City, Liu Jue finally met Xue Rengui.
"Rengui, I didn't expect you to take down Cangwu single-handedly. Liu Jue patted Xue Rengui on the shoulder and laughed.
"The lord praised it falsely! It was also that Wu Jutai had no one in his eyes, and he actually killed the envoy I sent to negotiate, so I sent troops to attack in a fit of rage. Xue Rengui said with a smile.
"You did a good job, but next, I still want to take Nanhai County, I don't know what Rengui thinks?" Liu Jue said with a smile.
"The young general wants to take Nanhai County, and Xue Rengui is willing to act as a vanguard!" Xue Rengui said loudly, in his opinion, even if Liu Jue wanted to annex Jiaozhi, he would not have any opinion.
"However, our division is unknown, and it is best to find a reason, just say that one of our soldiers has gone missing, and it is estimated that he has run to Nanhai County, and we will send troops to search for it. Liu Jue said with a smile.
Pang Tong on the side heard this, and suddenly cried and laughed, he didn't expect his father-in-law to think of such an idea.
"What if they don't?" Xue Rengui's eyes lit up, and then he asked.
"No, if you don't, let's do it, why are you talking so much nonsense with him? But the Taishou Shiwu of Nanhai County had better be polite to him. Liu Jue said with a smile.
"I see. Xue Rengui also smiled.
"By the way, after you went to pursue Liu Du, I received another fierce general, and I will introduce it to you in a while. Liu Jue thought of Qin Qiong and said.
"To be called a fierce general by a major general, I just want to see it. Xue Rengui was also a little curious.
"We'll see you soon. Liu Jue smiled and asked people to call Qin Qiong and introduce him to Xue Rengui.
Both of them were famous generals in the Tang Dynasty, and when they first met, they still felt a little heroic and cherished heroes, and they were already called brothers and sisters after a while.
After resting in Guangxin for two days, Liu Jue began to act on Nanhai County, and first sent a messenger to Sihui County, the closest to Cangwu, and told the county order about the matter.
The Sihui county magistrate only felt inexplicable, just a small soldier, if he was lost, he would be lost, why should he come to find someone with great fanfare?
There are many beasts in Jiaozhou, maybe they were eaten by tigers, leopards and jackals, how can this be found.
Immediately, the Sihui county order politely rejected Liu Jue's request.
This was exactly what Liu Jue wanted, and he immediately led Xue Rengui, Qin Qiong, and 30,000 troops to Sihui.
After the Sihui County Order was learned, he was immediately frightened and his legs were weak, and before the army arrived at the city, he directly abandoned the city and fled towards Panyu City.
Liu Jue immediately occupied Sihui County without bloodshed, and then the army went towards Panyu City.
Nanhai was too guarded by Shiwu, and when he learned that Liu Jue, the son of Liu Biao in Jingzhou, he actually led a large army to attack Nanhai County, and he was at a loss for a while.
Jiaozhou has not fought for decades, unlike the Central Plains, there are many generals, Panyu City is only used to guard against the local natives, it is not how tall it is.
Seeing that Liu Jue was menacing, Shiwu decided to send someone to negotiate with Liu Jue.
However, Liu Jue still said that, my soldiers were lost in Nanhai County, I want to search in Panyu City, and your Shiwu immediately opened the city gate to let my army enter the city.
Shiwu is not stupid, 30,000 troops came to search for a soldier, this is clearly an excuse, and he simply wants to occupy Nanhai County.
Shiwu is considered to be self-aware, and he has also learned about Liu Jue's deeds, Zhou Yu, Cao Ren and other famous generals have suffered defeats in his hands, and Cao Ren was even captured alive, and his life and death are still unknown.
The most important thing is that a few days ago, news came from Jingnan that Liu Jue had pacified the Jingnan Rebellion, all the Taishou of the four counties of Jingnan were beheaded, and Zhou Yu on the Jiangdong side was also defeated, and even lost Nanchang.
Not to mention the Wuxi clan, it is said that the 50,000 barbarian soldiers were almost killed, and the corpses were all blocked by Zishui, and none of the five major leaders were alive.
More than 100,000 troops were wiped out in the hands of Liu Jue.
And before that, Xue Rengui, a general under Liu Jue, defeated Wu Ju and occupied Guangxin City with only 3,000 men.
Shiwu felt that this person was too terrible.
Seeing Liu Jue leading the army towards Panyu, Shiwu knew that this could not be stopped, and the other party was determined to take Panyu, and now he must make a decision quickly.
So, Shiwu learned the Sihui county order, packed up the soft overnight, and led his soldiers to flee towards Hepu County.
Shiwu must hurry up and report this matter to Shixie, looking at Liu Jue's posture, he wants to annex the entire Jiaozhou.
Liu Jue soon knew that Shiwu had escaped, and he couldn't help but feel funny, but it was okay to be able to take the seat of Nanhai County without a little effort.
Within a few days, the county commanders of Zengcheng, Boluo and other cities also hurriedly sent people to visit Liu Jue, ostensibly willing to surrender to him.
Nanhai County is vast and sparsely populated, Panyu is also counted, there are only seven cities in total, out of Panyu to the south, not far away is the sea, everywhere is a natural port.
Being able to take Nanhai County this time can be regarded as the first step in realizing Liu Jue's vision, the next step is to build a sea ship, and then find the treasure island.
But now, Liu Jue still has to take a look at Shi Xie's attitude, after all, Shi is the head snake of Jiaozhou.
It is said that the Sun family has gone through three generations in Jiangdong, but the surname of Shi has been in Jiaozhou for a longer time, and it has been passed down in Jiaozhou for six generations, and it is a famous wealthy family in Jiaozhou.
If Shi Xie raises troops to attack, Liu Jue must find a way to deal with it.
But half a month later, Shi Xie sent someone over, and it was his brother Shi Yi.
Shi Yi looked like he was in his fifties, but his body was quite tough, and after seeing Liu Jue, he arched his hand and said: "Hepu Taishou Shi Yi, I have seen Liu Jiangxia." "
"It's really hard for the scholar to come from afar, so please sit inside. Liu Jue smiled slightly, made a gesture of please, and led Shi Yi to the hall.
After the two sides sat down, Liu Jue took the lead in speaking: "I don't know what Mr. Shiyi is here, what is the so-called matter?"
Shi Yi frowned and said, "Liu Jiangxia asked knowingly, my lord suddenly raised troops to attack Nanhai County and forced my brother Shiwu away, what is the reason?"
Liu Jue smiled and said, "This is a misunderstanding by Mr. Shiwu, I am just looking for a missing soldier, but the movement is a little big, I didn't expect to scare Mr. Shiwu." "
Shi Yi knew that Liu Jue was talking nonsense, but he had no choice but to say: "I don't know if Liu Jiangxia's soldier has found it?"
"Not yet, when I find it, I will definitely withdraw from Nanhai County. Liu Jue said with a smile.
Shi Yi was speechless for a while, the ghost knows how long you have to look for it, in case you can't find it for ten years, won't you not retreat for ten years?
Shi Yi remembered his brother's instructions, and immediately sighed and said, "Liu Jiangxia, this time my brother Shi Xie sent me here to negotiate with the adults to see if everyone can stop. "
Liu Jue said with a smile: "Mr. Shiyi said that he laughed, the previous incident was just a misunderstanding, I didn't want to embezzle Jiaozhou, please Mr. Shiyi." "
Shi Yiwu didn't believe it, but his eldest brother Shi Xie had no ambitions, and he had always regarded himself as a courtier of the Han family, and the abilities of several brothers of the Shi family were also average.
In addition, Jiaozhou is far less rich than the Central Plains and Jingzhou, so it is even more difficult to talk about dominating the world.
Shi Yi immediately said: "Since this is the case, Nanhai County will be temporarily handed over to Liu Jiangxia for management, and I hope that Liu Jiangxia will not use swords and soldiers in vain and lead the disaster of war to the land of Jiaozhou." "
Shi Yi's words were a bit unexpected by Liu Jue, but they were also expected by him, because Shi Xie in history was not a person with any ambitions.
Liu Jue groaned and said: "I am naturally very happy to be able to make friends with the Shi family, please ask Mr. Shi Yi to apologize to Mr. Shi Xie for me, and I will send ten treasure knives as reparation later." "
Shi Yi smiled bitterly and said: "Don't dare, as long as Liu Jiangxia is willing to quit the army, it will be the best gift." "