Chapter 545

Although Gu Yi is a hostile force to Liu Biao, the two became enemies because their starting points and perspectives were different.

Compared to enemies in opposing camps, betrayal from one's own camp is often far more fatal.

Liu Biao did not die at the hands of his enemy Gu Yi, but instead died at the hands of his second wife, Lady Cai; it is truly a matter that leaves one sighing with regret.

And now.

Liu Biao is dead.

Northern Jingzhou and Central Jingzhou have both fallen to Gu Yi.

Naturally, there is no reason for Wen Pin to continue opposing Gu Yi.

Thus, he soon chose to surrender as well.

However, when Gu Yi grants official positions, he has always done so based on merit and ability.

Although Wen Pin's official rank was far above Wei Yan's when they were in Xiangyang,

Wei Yan had the merit of finishing off Wang Meng and opening the city gates.

Wen Pin, however, was a surrendered general who only chose to submit after being defeated in battle.

Naturally, their treatment could not be the same.

However.

Wen Pin is indeed a capable general.

In original history, Wen Pin was appointed to garrison Anlu City.

He once used inferior forces several times to repel the Wu army that came to attack the city under the orders of Sun the Hundred Thousand.

Emperor Ming of Wei, Cao Rui, even specially wrote an edict over a thousand characters long to praise Wen Pin's bravery.

And Anlu City, garrisoned by Wen Pin, became the second city that Sun the Hundred Thousand could look upon but never hope to capture, following Hefei.

Therefore, Gu Yi naturally would not discard Wen Pin without using him.

And after accepting Wei Yan and Wen Pin,

another general worth Gu Yi's time is Hou Yin.

Perhaps compared to Wei Yan and Wen Pin, Hou Yin is not very famous.

But during the Battle of Xiangfan in original history, Hou Yin once launched a rebellion in Wancheng to respond to Guan Yu.

His rebellion caused Cao Ren, who was garrisoning Fancheng, to fall into a predicament where he could be attacked from the front and rear at any moment.

For this reason, Cao Ren had to dispatch as many as half of the Fancheng garrison troops to Wancheng to quell the rebellion.

In the end, Hou Yin had few soldiers and weak generals, and he died in battle at Wancheng.

But Cao Ren, forced to divide his troops, was in no better a situation.

First, he was surrounded in Fancheng by Guan Yu, and then he witnessed the flooding of the seven armies with his own eyes within the city.

The long-awaited reinforcements were completely wiped out.

The commander-in-chief Yu Jin was captured, and the deputy commander Pang De was killed.

From this, one can see just how large the shadow in the heart of Cao Ren, who was trapped in Fancheng at the time, must have been.

If Xu Huang had not arrived in time with reinforcements,

it is very likely that Cao Ren would have become the second clan commander of the Cao and Xia Hou families to die on the battlefield, following Xia Houyuan.

From this, it is clear that Hou Yin still had some ability.

It is just a pity that the troops in his hands were very limited.

Otherwise, the results of the battle might have been expanded slightly further.

Of course, no matter how the fighting went at Xiangfan, Guan Yu's side would ultimately suffer a backstab from Sun the Hundred Thousand.

For Sun the Hundred Thousand, his main strategy is "backstabbing and sneak attacks"!

Attacking head-on with an army of one hundred thousand and still unable to take Hefei?

Don't be afraid!

Let's go steal Jingzhou!

Stealing Jingzhou is also expanding territory.

In this way, hasn't the negative impact of failing to take Hefei been reduced significantly? (Dog-head emoji, funny)

In any case, I, the "Great King of Wu of Wei," am just that amazing!

If you aren't convinced, you really have no choice.

……

And now.

Jiangdong is completely and utterly under Gu Yi's control.

Naturally, there will no longer be any of those messy matters.

After accepting the three generals Wei Yan, Wen Pin, and Hou Yin,

soon, another battle report came in from the Jingzhou front.

After Northern Jingzhou, with Xiangyang as its core, surrendered, Xu Rong led a portion of the army to return to Changancheng first.

As for the two generals Li Jue and Guo Si, they continued to lead their troops south to launch an attack on the four commanderies of Southern Jingzhou.

They had expected a fierce battle.

But when the governors of the four Jingzhou commanderies received news that Li Jue and Guo Si were leading a large army to attack, they did not say a word and immediately sent envoys to announce their surrender.

In this regard, it did avoid a round of warfare.

But according to the rules set by Gu Yi, all who surrender must go to Changancheng to report on their duties.

After observing their specific performance, their future assignments would be decided.

Therefore.

The four men—Governor of Lingling Liu Du, Governor of Changsha Han Xuan, Governor of Guiyang Zhao Fan, and Governor of Wuling Jin Xuan—will soon return to Changancheng together with Li Jue and Guo Si.

It is worth mentioning that.

Under the command of the Governor of Lingling, Liu Du, there is also an ultimate fierce general comparable to a "cow standing on its head"!

This person is named "Xing Daorong"!

Later generations have a saying:

"General Xing Daorong of Lingling, relying solely on the Pear Blossom Mountain-Opening Axe in his hand, will surely make the likes of Guan Yu and Zhao Zilong bring their heads to see him!"

Although it is unknown just how much ability this Xing Daorong actually has,

this does not prevent Gu Yi from developing a strong interest in him.

……

And with the submission of the nine commanderies of Jingshang, many administrative matters also need to be rearranged and handled by Gu Yi.

First, the original political system of Jingzhou needs to be changed.

In Jingzhou under Liu Biao's rule, the three great clans of Jingzhou were the highest power holders in Jingzhou.

But now, Cai Mao, Kuai Yue, and Huang Zu are all dead.

The so-called three great clans of Jingzhou are also about to become a thing of the past.

Many people have their eyes on the big cake that is Jingzhou, and they keep it in their hearts.

As everyone knows, besides the three great clans, there are other small and medium-sized clans in Jingzhou.

For example, the Ma family, where the brothers Ma Liang and Ma Su belong.

For example, the Pang family, where Pang Tong and Pang Degong belong.

And for example, the Xiang family, where Xiang Lang and Xiang Chong belong.

Although these medium-sized clans are not as powerful as the three great clans of Jingzhou,

their own ambitions and desires are not small either.

Therefore.

After Xiangyang City was occupied by Xu Rong, the heads of these medium-sized clans, such as the Ma family, the Pang family, and the Xiang family, rushed to show their favor.

It is just a pity.

Gu Yi cannot tolerate the cultivation of new three great clans of Jingzhou on the land of the nine commanderies of Jingshang.

Consequently, the hopes of these medium-sized clans can only end in disappointment.

Of course, Gu Yi is not an unreasonable person.

To be fair, there are quite a few capable people among the young descendants of these Jingzhou medium-sized clans.

People like Pang Tong, Ma Liang, and Xiang Lang were all packed up and taken away by Gu Yi.

But they, who were deeply influenced by "family interest education," do not meet Gu Yi's employment standards in the short term.