Chapter 194 Wuchang Seized Power
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Five days later, a naval warship from Chaisang slowly approached the wharf of Wuchang County. The Jiangdong Army had evacuated Wuchang County in the sky. Wuchang County was then taken over by Su Fei. Before Liu Jing asked Gan Ning to contact him, Su Fei took the initiative to send a secret letter to express his willingness to support Liu Jing as the new leader of Jiangxia.
On the dock, Su Fei looked at the Chaisang fleet from afar and watched the arrival of the Chaisang fleet. After evacuating from Xiakou, he rectified the defeated soldiers of Jiangxia and obtained more than 5,000 soldiers. These days, he led his troops to station in Fankou until the Jiangdong army was defeated in Chaisang and the entire army evacuated Jiangxia, and he re-occupied Wuchang County.
Su Fei's eyes were a little complicated. I wonder what status Liu Jing would give him.
On the side, Su Fei's deputy general Zhang Shuo whispered: "Why didn't the lieutenant send someone to present Jiangxia to the prefecture governor? At that time, the prefecture governor would probably appoint the lieutenant as the guard of Jiangxia."
Su Fei sighed, "Mr. Jing defeated the main force of the Jiangdong Army, and the situation has been achieved. Do you think he will allow others to get involved in Jiangxia. I am afraid that Lianzhou Mu will have no choice but to be hostile to him. Instead of being hostile to him, it is better to take the initiative to offer the city, at least in Jiangxia, where you and I will have a place to stay."
Zhang Shuo was silent. He was about to speak again, but a small boat sailed to the dock first. There was a man on the boat, tall and tall. It was Gan Ning. He saw Su Fei at a glance and shouted: "Brother Yicai, you are indeed here."
Yicai is Su Fei's name. Su Fei recognized Gan Ning, and he was overjoyed. Before Zhang Shuo could continue to talk, he immediately met him, "Brother Gan, why are you here first?"
Seeing that Su Fei did not listen to his words, Zhang Shuo looked angry in his eyes. He wanted to tell Su Fei that he would offer Jiangxia to Liu Biao, even if he was not named Jiangxia's guard, he would be reused elsewhere. Isn't this much better than following Liu Jing, but Su Fei was determined to surrender to Liu Jing and did not listen to his advice. Zhang Shuo was very annoyed, which would affect his future.
Gan Ning jumped off the boat, smiled and hugged Su Fei tightly, "I heard that Huang Zu is dead, so I was worried about your safety. It is so delightful to know that Brother Yicai is safe and sound."
Su Fei also sighed: "Similar to me, I am also worried about your safety. The defeat of the Jiangdong Army is good news for all of us."
Gan Ning nodded, "For me, you donated Wuchang to Gong Jing, but not to the governor of the state. This is the best news. Brother Yicai, at a critical moment, you took this right move."
Su Fei quickly asked in a low voice: "Brother Gan can tell me how Gong Jing is going to use me?"
Gan Ning smiled. He just came to appease Su Fei first and calm Su Fei down so that he would not turn to loyalty to Liu Biao. Gan Ning asked back: "Do you think you can do anything?"
Su Fei smiled bitterly, "I never thought that the military advisor has Xu Shu, the main generals are you, Hu Gong, Wei Yan, Liao Hua, Li Jun, what can I do in Su Fei?"
In fact, what Su Fei was most worried about was that Liu Jing still asked him to be the chief lieutenant, but this chief lieutenant was really a false position and had no real power. He didn't want to be the chief lieutenant anymore.
Gan Ning patted him on the shoulder, "I will tell you about this first. There is a position for you to choose from. First, continue to serve as the commander and become the nominal second-person in Jiangxia. Second, Ren Ganjun and assist Xu Shu in charge of military affairs, and then transfer to serve as the governor of Jiangxia County."
Su Fei lowered his head and said nothing. He would not serve as a lieutenant again. Although he was a high-ranking official of two thousand stones and was at the same level as the guard, he was not interested. He was very good at joining the army, which made him quite moved. However, the county magistrate was also an attractive position. Although he only had six stones, Liu Jing must focus on military affairs. Then the government power of Jiangxia County was actually in the hands of the county magistrate.
The original county magistrate was Zhou Bing. When Wuchang City was broken, he surrendered to Jiangdong. He was taken away by Jiangdong Army, and his position as the county magistrate was empty. Su Fei was a native of Jiangxia. Of course, he understood the importance of the county magistrate. He pondered for a long time and smiled and said, "Then I will change careers. Gong Jing did not mind Su Fei's wiseness and stupidity. I would like to accept the position as the county magistrate."
In fact, this is also Liu Jing's hope. He wanted to take Su Fei's army, but he did not want Su Fei to take up military positions again, so he specially gave him the position of county magistrate. He not only seized Su Fei's military power, but also did not treat him unfairly, and everyone was happy.
Gan Ning was overjoyed. Su Fei was so sensible that he saved many troubles and struggles in the future and his dilemma.
At this time, a loud shout came from the dock: "It's docked"
The more than two warships led by Liu Jing began to slowly dock, and the first docking for a Thousand Stone ship. A team of soldiers walked off the big ship. Liu Jing immediately got off the big ship. Behind him, he followed the veteran Huang Zhong and the Ya General Wei Yan. Su Fei hurriedly came forward and knelt down on one knee and said, "Su Fei was waiting for the Duke for many days and was willing to serve the Duke."
Gan Ning whispered in Liu Jing's ear. Liu Jing nodded, hurriedly helped Su Fei up with a smile, and said with a slight smile: "Mr. Su refused to surrender to Jiangdong. It can be seen that he is a loyal and righteous person. In the future, Jiangxia's government affairs will have to work harder."
This sentence is equivalent to admitting Su Fei as the governor of Jiangxia County. Su Fei was overjoyed and bowed and said, "Su Fei is willing to do his best to govern Jiangxia and will not disappoint Mr. Jing."
Su Fei greeted Huang Zhong again. At this time, more than a dozen military officials came up behind him to meet Liu Jing together. Su Fei pulled Zhang Shuo forward and smiled and said, "This is General Zhang Guangyuan. Half of the troops preserved this time are General Zhang's subordinates. Please take care of Jing Gong in the future."
Zhang Shuo was in a complicated mood and knelt down on one knee to bow, "I will meet with Mr. Jing."
Liu Jing quickly helped him up and said with a smile: "I heard that General Zhang was the Eighteen Tooth General. Liu Jing has admired him for a long time. I have been meeting him today and I am lucky to live."
"Mr. Jing Gong is too good. Zhang Shuo is a rude person. In the future, please ask Mr. Jing Gong to take care of him."
"It must be certain"
Liu Jing patted his shoulder affectionately and smiled heartily: "I hope we can unite and build Jiangxia into a solid wall, so that the Jiangdong Army will not dare to go further west."
At this time, Huang Zhong walked up and said, "Zhang Shuo, we haven't seen each other for a long time."
Zhang Shuo saw Huang Zhong and was startled. Ten years ago, when he first joined the army in Xiangyang, Huang Zhong was already the chief general of his army. If Zhang Shuo was a little dissatisfied with Liu Jing, then Huang Zhong was the one he would never dare to offend. He hurriedly knelt down again, clasped his fists and said, "It turns out that the old general is here too. Zhang Shuo is rude. Please don't blame the old general."
Liu Jing next to him smiled faintly. This is the effect he wanted. He came today to seize military power. In order to be foolproof, Huang Zhong must come with him.
Huang Zhong comforted Zhang Shuo a few words, and at this time Su Fei introduced the other officials to Liu Jing one by one. Then everyone surrounded Liu Jing and headed towards Wuchang County.
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Wuchang County is the largest county in Jiangxia and the seat of the county seat. The city is nearly ten miles in circumference, with a population of more than 100,000 people. The nearby farmland is vast and the commerce is developed. It is a heavy grain production area in Jiangxia. Liu Jing came to Wuchang County the year before yesterday. In Wuchang County, he killed Huang Zu's nephew and formed a feud with Huang Zu.
Logically, Liu Jing should have inspected the county town and then went to the county government to talk to the officials, but the fact was not the case. After entering Wuchang County, Liu Jing went straight to the military camp. To him, the county town was not important. What was important was the 5,000 troops in Su Fei's hands. He had to control the army firmly in his hands as quickly as possible.
The military camp is also in the county town, located in the west of the city. It is a large military camp covering an area of nearly 1,000 acres. It was originally the garrison of Huang Zuya Army, and the conditions in all aspects are very good. Now Su Fei's 5,000 troops are stationed here.
Since Su Fei has already recognized Liu Jing as the lord of Jiangxia and accepted the position of county magistrate, the army he has naturally had to be handed over to Liu Jing. In the central army's tent, famous generals, military marquis and garrison commanders gathered together. Everyone already knows that Liu Jing will take over the army today. Everyone is uneasy. In this Jiangxia storm, where is their fate?
Several people stood above the tent, including the original general Su Fei, the new general Liu Jing, Huang Zhong, Wei Yan and Gan Ning, and there were twenty elite soldiers on both sides.
The atmosphere in the big tent was a bit abnormal. This was not a formal exchange of power. They lacked the most important thing, that is, Liu Biao's military talisman. Without Liu Biao's appointment and military grant, their exchange of power would seem a bit injustice and dissatisfied.
"Dear Generals"
Su Fei raised his voice and said slowly to everyone: "I believe everyone knows that King Jing led the Chaisang army to defeat Sun Quan and drove the Jiangdong army out of Jiangxia, so that we could avoid the tragic end of becoming prisoners of war. However, the war did not end. The Jiangdong army did not return to Jiangdong, but stayed in Pengze Water Village and would return to Jiangxia at any time. Therefore, all the defenders of Jiangxia must be united and must be commanded in a unified manner. For this reason, I decided to obey the command of King Yu Jing. From now on, the five thousand troops in Wuchang County will be officially handed over to King Jing."
After saying that, he raised his sword high and presented it to Liu Jing. At this moment, someone suddenly said, "General Su, we have always been commanded by Huang Shou. Although Huang Shou is no longer here now, perhaps as Gong Jing, you can replace Huang Shou, but you should not wait until the provincial governor is officially appointed, and we will obey Gong Jing's command."
Everyone in the tent looked at the speaker together. This was a tall and thin officer named Jiang Zhi, who was also a general and had a good relationship with Zhang Shuo.
The two had already agreed to surrender to Liu Biao instead of Liu Jing. At this time, Zhang Shuo did not object, and Jiang Zhi could no longer help but stand up.
They were confident that Jiang Zhi and Zhang Shuo's troops combined had a thousand people, accounting for most of them. They knew very well that once Liu Jing seized military power, they would be unable to protect them.
Since Jiang Zhi objected, Zhang Shuo was no longer silent. He also said loudly: "I agree with General Jiang's opinion. Gong Jing is noble and we dare not offend him. However, the military power of Jingzhou belongs to the provincial governor. Now that Gong Jing wants to take over Huang Shouzhi's army, I think he should wait for the appointment of the provincial governor. That is so legitimate and can make the army respect him."
There were whispers in the big tent, and Liu Jing walked to Jiang Zhi step by step and stared at him, "You don't accept our military orders, are you?"
"I don't have this intention, I just want to wait for the state governor..."
Before Jiang Zhi finished speaking, Liu Jing suddenly pulled out the battle knife and stabbed him in the chest with one knife. Jiang Zhi never dreamed that Liu Jing would kill someone. He couldn't dodge and was stabbed through the chest with a knife. He screamed and fell to the ground and died.
Zhang Shuo was shocked and was about to run outside the tent when several soldiers rushed up, pressed him to the ground and tied him up.
Chapter completed!