At Shouchun in Yangzhou, Liu Mang was in his own meeting hall. Reports were piled up on the main table.
These were all reports of Jing Province, from Xiangyang to Jiangling, and even the five prefectures of Jinnan. It could be said that these reports were detailed enough to show him the general picture of Jing Province.
"Shi Yuan, Shi Yuan?" Liu Mang repeated this name. This person had appeared many times in these reports. There were even descriptions of this person. White hair, black skin, wide body, fat, but not very tall. He looked like he was in his fifties.
Where did such a person come from?
The report said that Huang She was invited from Jing Mountain. However, Liu Mang felt that something was wrong.
This person can really be considered as a strategist. Huang She had taught the Huang Army to this person and this person really did not disappoint Huang She. In Jiangling, first, he defeated Xiu Cheng's two generals and killed two of Xiu Cheng's generals.
After that, he sent out a small group of elite soldiers to cut off Xiu Cheng's grain supply route, emptying all the grain that Xiu Cheng transported from the five prefectures of Jinnan. By the time Xiu Cheng sent out the Jingzhou Iron Cavalry to investigate, they had already disappeared.
Next was to release the bait.
Xiu Cheng's food supplies were burned. Other than retreating, he had another way. That was to rob Huang She's food supplies like Huang She's army.
It was clear that this person called Shi Yuan had grasped Xiu Cheng's eagerness to obtain food supplies.
He deliberately left the food supply route for Xiu Cheng to rob. Then, he set up an ambush on both sides of the road. The final outcome was clear. The Jing Province Cavalry abandoned thousands of men and fled.
Both times, Xiu Cheng had been defeated.
Xiu Cheng could only retreat. However, Mister Shi Yuan did not even let Xiu Cheng off.
On the way to Xiu Cheng's retreat, Mr. Shiyuan deliberately borrowed more than a dozen large carriages filled with gold, silver, and jewels. There were thousands of gold coins in total, as well as thousands of shi of grain and fodder. They were all arranged along the way.
This time, there were no ambushes. Xiu Cheng was also very cautious. After investigating for a long time, he finally made a move on the caravan.
Although Xiu Cheng's subordinates were originally soldiers, they were now thieves. Moreover, Xiu Cheng was in urgent need of food. The tens of thousands of soldiers under his command had begun to have only one meal a day instead of two. Therefore, Xiu Cheng did not hesitate to rob the caravan.
A mere caravan was not a big deal. The problem was that this caravan was like a drug addict.
The origin of this caravan was known from the mouths of the survivors. This was a caravan belonging to the Zhou Family in the five prefectures of Jinnan. This was only a branch caravan.
Suddenly, Xiu Cheng's heart was set ablaze.
Fortunately, Xiu Cheng was able to restrain himself. When he returned to the five prefectures of Jinnan, he began to collect food supplies and make a comeback.
However, the actions of the nobles made Xiu Cheng angry. None of the nobles took the initiative to pay taxes.
These nobles weren't stupid, they were all fence-sitters. If Xiu Cheng was able to break through Jiangling City, then the nobles of the five counties of Jinnan would immediately send their provisions over. But since Xiu Cheng wasn't able to break through Jiangling City, then the nobles of the five counties of Jinnan City wouldn't hesitate to send their provisions over. But since Xiu Cheng wasn't able to break through Jiangling City, the result was that the nobles were very reluctant to hand over their provisions.
Some nobles even began to observe. They wanted to see if Huang She's troops could reach the five prefectures of Jinnan. If they could, then not only would they not have to pay Xiu Cheng's rebels, they would also be able to support Huang She's troops. They would also be able to curry favor with the Military Advisor of Jing Province.
If it was before, then General Xiu Cheng wouldn't be able to make a move. This was because he still needed the help of these nobles.
However, it was different now. He had tasted the taste of these nobles. The so-called Zhou Family's caravan had completely ignited Xiu Cheng's desire.
Since they didn't give him food, then he would just have to take it himself. The Zhou Family's caravan had received thousands of gold. This was the case for a caravan. How many caravans does a noble have?
And how many nobles were there in the five prefectures of Jinnan?
Xiu Cheng's desire had completely erupted. The nobles of the five prefectures of Jinnan were also out of luck. At first, Xiu Cheng only targeted the nobles who didn't pay taxes and food supplies. But after raiding a few of them, he couldn't control himself anymore.
He couldn't control it anymore. Although the profits of those nobles weren't as much as he had imagined, it was still an astronomical figure.
Even a small noble family would be able to dig out thousands of gold coins, let alone a big noble family.
Xiu Cheng's desire was getting bigger and bigger. In the end, he couldn't control himself anymore. Those who paid taxes were also out of luck. Xiu Cheng's food supplies and military equipment were piled up in the warehouse. However, his smile didn't last long.
After dozens of nobles were exterminated, the nobles of the five prefectures of Jinnan were in danger. As a result, the nobles of the five prefectures of Jinnan joined forces and sent people to contact Huang She's army in Jiangling.
Xiu Cheng originally relied on these nobles to defend the five prefectures of Jinnan. But now, the nobles were the first to open the city gates to welcome Huang She's army.
Xiu Cheng's hundreds of thousands of troops were defeated like chickens and dogs. This Xiu Cheng was also unlucky. He was ready to escape with the Jing Province Cavalry, but he was betrayed. There were people in the Jing Province Cavalry who wanted to live. They knew that Xiu Cheng's momentum was gone. They would only be accompanying him to the grave. Therefore, they all had ideas.
Many of them wanted to escape, but some of them wanted to use Xiu Cheng's life to exchange for their own future.
Therefore, our General Xiu Cheng's head was cut off in his sleep and sent to Huang She's throne.
The rebellion of the five prefectures of Jinnan stopped.
There were two names that contributed the most to quelling the rebellion. One was a person called Shi Yuan, and the other was a person called Zhang De.
These two people, one civil and one military, helped Huang She quell the internal strife.
"Liu Pan died in Huang She's hands! It's an injustice, really an injustice! " Liu Mang couldn't help but shake his head. This Liu Pan was the person who almost took his life. Liu Mang thought that once the war between Jingyang and Jingzhou broke out, this Liu Pan would be a big threat.
But now, Liu Pan died in Huang She's hands.
Xiu Cheng also died in order to avenge Liu Pan. It could be said that the winner of this coup was Huang She.
"This Shi Yuan and Zhang De, do you have any clues?" Liu Mang asked Yang Hong. He wanted to know the current situation of these two people. Knowing yourself and knowing your enemy means victory in a hundred battles. These two people seemed to have appeared out of nowhere.
"Your Highness, please forgive me. This old subject is incompetent and couldn't find anything!" Yang Hong knelt in front of Liu Mang and apologized to Liu Mang.
"Forget it, forget it!" Liu Mang didn't think too much about it. After all, time was limited. These two people seemed to have appeared out of nowhere.
"But!" Yang Hong continued.
"But what?" “
"But the accent of these two people, one seems to be a native of Jingzhou, while the other has the accent of Youzhou." Yang Hong said to Liu Mang.
"A native of Youzhou is in Jingzhou?" Liu Mang was stunned.
"This Zhang De, with a white face and no beard, is a native of Youzhou. He is good at using a long snake spear. His martial strength is amazing. He has the strength of a thousand catties! " Liu Mang recalled the evaluation of this Zhang De in the intelligence report.
"Strength of a thousand catties! Isn't that a refinement realm martial artist? "Refinement realm martial artists weren't cabbages. They were very rare. A native of Youzhou who uses a long spear. Liu Mang could only think of one person, Zhang Fei, Zhang Yide.
But this person was a burly man with a black face. How did he become a white bearded man?
"Your Highness, this is possible!" Yang Hong guessed. "Your Highness, do you still remember the trip to Jingzhou?" Yang Hong asked.
Yang Hong told him about what Zhang Fei might have encountered. At that time, Liu Mang pretended to be Zhang Fei, and Zhang Fei was captured by Huang She's subordinate, Huang Quan.
"Maybe this version changed after he was injured!" Yang Hong guessed.
"Nonsense!" Liu Mang shook his head with a smile. That Zhang Fei indeed changed from a native of Yan to a eunuch, but the change couldn't be so obvious.
Black skin was a condition that was difficult to change.
"Your Highness, that Zhang De seems to be applying makeup!" Yang Hong said.
"That's still impossible!" Yuan Yao still shook his head. The rouge and face powder were scheming. They couldn't possibly change their skin color.
"My Lord, I think Yang Situ's words make sense!" Suddenly, a burly man standing behind Liu Mang spoke.
"Guan Hai?" Liu Mang looked at Guan Hai in confusion.
"Your Highness, that day, we were ordered by Your Highness to hunt down Zhang Fei and Pang Tong. Originally, with Zhou Cang and my strength, we should have been able to take down Zhang Fei, but that Zhang Fei broke through!" Guan Hai said to Liu Mang.
Guan Hai said to Liu Mang. At that time, he saw that Zhang Fei's skin color seemed to have changed.
"Hmm?" Liu Mang was silent. If Zhang Fei really broke through to the peak of God-Refinement, then the change in skin color was possible.
If that Zhang De was Zhang Fei, then that Zhang Shiyuan? Pang Shiyuan?
That's not right. If it was Pang Shiyuan, that little fire chicken, there should be people in Jingzhou who couldn't recognize him. At the very least, he was the young master of the Pang Clan. Furthermore, he was working under Huang She, so he should be recognized.
This was the part that Liu Mang was most confused about.
Just as Liu Mang was puzzled, someone outside the hall presented a report. After reading the report, Liu Mang finally confirmed the identity of the person called Shiyuan.
"It's really you, little fire chicken!" Liu Mang read the letter that was written by Pang Ji.
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