The Warriors of the Three Kingdoms

The messenger passed the news to Zhang Liao, and immediately made Zhang Liao stunned on the spot. He didn't even have time to command his own soldiers, but he just stood outside and saw that quite a few people were already targeting them. Surrounded.

At this time, Liu Zheng's army surrounded Jiangling City, immediately cutting off Zhang Liao and Liu Qi's way to Xiangyang.

For the rest, there are only two paths left.

One way is for Zhang Liao and Liu Qi to fight Liu Zheng directly.

The other way is to retreat to Jiangling City and attack Jiangling.

Liu Qi was already a bit disappointed because of the attack here in Jiangling County, but now seeing that his escape route was blocked again, his spirit became a little weaker, and he didn't dare to say anything more.

He could only look at Zhang Liao with his own eyes, hoping that Zhang Liao would give him a decision.

Under the current situation, Zhang Liao could do nothing but bring his own men to the field in person to compete against Liu Zheng's men.

The armies from both sides surrounded them, but Liu Zheng did not directly order the attack.

Instead, he immediately took the initiative to stand up and shouted at the enemies on the opposite side.

"Zhang Liao, Liu Qi, you guys are here, come out and talk."

Zhang Liao was walking out from the crowd with his cronies, and when he heard someone calling his name from a distance, Zhang Liao was a little puzzled, but he still stood up.

"What's the matter?"

"Your Excellency is Zhang Liao, Zhang Wenyuan. You are young, but you are brave and resourceful. You are indeed a good general. I am sure that Xu Huang has been admiring you in front of me."

Liu Zheng took the initiative to stand up and looked at Zhang Liao. The current Zhang Liao was like Liu Zheng who had just traveled to this world. He was young and vigorous, but also unscrupulous. He always wanted to do something big and become famous in one battle.

"who are you?"

Zhang Liao didn't know Liu Zheng. After all, when Liu Zheng and Ding Yuan were fighting, Zhang Liao never showed up. Until Liu Zheng was here, he met Zhang Liao for the first time.

"Hahaha, the general has been fighting with my people for so long, don't you know who I am?"

Liu Zheng shouted at Zhang Liao.

Zhang Liao is not stupid, seeing what Liu Zheng said, he understood the identity of the person in front of him.

"You are Liu Zheng!"

Zhang Liao asked in surprise, and when he said this, Liu Qi who was standing beside Zhang Liao became surprised.

"Well, yes, I am Liu Zheng."

"Liu Zheng, what did you do to my father?"

Zhang Liao was still in shock, but Liu Qi couldn't bear it anymore, and asked Liu Zheng directly.

After he learned that both Jiangling and Xiangyang had been occupied by Liu Zheng's men, he paid special attention to the news of his father.

Looking at Liu Qi's anxious eyes, Liu Zheng understood that this guy is a dutiful son.

It's a pity that Liu Biao in history didn't treat his son well. If Liu Biao could decide on his heir early, he wouldn't lose the good Jingzhou.

It was precisely because of Liu Biao's decision to abolish the elders and establish the younger ones that Liu Biao's forces ended their rule over Jingzhou.

"Are you Liu Qi? Don't worry. Your father is still alive and well. I don't have the habit of killing captives. I have sent him to the countryside for the elderly. I am here this time to persuade you to be with your father." Returning to the countryside to farm."

Liu Zheng half-jokingly responded to Liu Qi.

When Liu Qi heard that Liu Zheng said that his father was not in danger for the time being, his complexion looked better, but when he heard Liu Zheng said that he would go back to the countryside to farm, his complexion still became ugly.

On the other hand, Zhang Liao finally figured it out, and immediately opened his mouth and yelled at Liu Zheng.

"Master Liu Zheng, so we are considered to be alone now, and the entire Jingzhou has fallen into your hands?"

"Wen Yuan is still smart. You should also understand the purpose of my coming to see you in person. Surrender and stop fighting. You people cannot escape from my grasp."

Chapter 8 and Four

Zhang Liao still had some thoughts of continuing to fight, after all, he didn't feel that he had failed.

But now after seeing Liu Zheng here, Zhang Liao has no intention of continuing to fight.

Liu Zheng himself dared to come to the vicinity of Jiangling in person, which proved that there was really no danger in the vicinity.

Most of the surrounding area is a cage built by Liu Zheng's men and horses. No matter how hard Zhang Liao fights with the remaining soldiers and horses, it is impossible to escape Liu Zheng's siege.

Now seeing that Liu Zheng didn't attack them as soon as he appeared, Zhang Liao already understood that Liu Zheng had been restraining all this time, just like he was able to escape from Baqiu County.

It is very likely that Liu Zheng let him go on purpose.

"Understood, surrendered, no more fights."

Liu Zheng originally thought that Zhang Liao would be difficult to persuade. After all, Zhang Liao is still young. At this time, people always feel that they can save a little bit, and they will never give up until the end.

But after Zhang Liao heard Liu Zheng's words, he directly chose to surrender.

This caught Liu Zheng, who had prepared a lot of lines to persuade him to surrender, by surprise.

But no matter what, seeing Zhang Liao open his mouth to surrender, it was much better than fighting Zhang Liao and Liu Qi's men here again.

If the fight continues, although Liu Zheng is sure that he can defeat Zhang Liao, but Zhang Liao still has 2 troops here, and it is not so easy to kill these [-] people.

There will definitely be some losses on our own side.

"Okay, General Wen Yuan is indeed a person who knows the current affairs. Based on your words, I can guarantee the safety of your lives."

"Put down your weapons and follow my men, let's enter Jiangling City."

Just after Liu Zheng finished speaking, Zhang Liao had nothing to say and planned to surrender, but Liu Qi hesitated.

Liu Qi glanced at Zhang Liao, and asked Zhang Liao with some doubts.

"General Wen Yuan, are we going to surrender to that Liu Zheng?"

Zhang Liao glanced at Liu Qi, and there was some complexity in Liu Qi's eyes.

Liu Qi didn't want to surrender, after all he surrendered, even if Jingzhou was completely gone, he was the last spark.

But Zhang Liao smiled wryly, and asked Liu Qi back.

"Brother Liu, what do you think we can do if we don't surrender?"

"It's difficult, do you still expect the [-] troops to fight against Liu Zheng? Don't be stupid, if there are Jiangling and Xiangyang, we may still be able to deal with Liu Zheng, but without these bases, even if we can start from here today Jiangling fled, and the soldiers and horses under his command could not be replenished, not to mention the men and horses, and there was no food for the army, and within three days, the [-] troops would starve to death here."

"Liu Zheng doesn't even need to fight us, as long as we starve for three days, we will be defeated directly."

Zhang Liao was aware of his situation and had no intention of resisting at all. Instead of resisting with Liu Zheng, surrendering directly would save him some suffering.

Liu Qi was relieved when he heard Zhang Liao's explanation, knowing that the situation was over and the only way left was to surrender.

He didn't continue talking, but just looked at Liu Zheng sadly, without making a decision, and left all the rest to Zhang Liao.

Following Zhang Liao's choice to surrender, the [-] army began to put down their weapons at this time, as Liu Zheng ordered.

Until now, these men under Liu Qi and Zhang Liao have no intention of fighting at all. Surrendering is good for everyone.

After these people lost their weapons, Liu Zheng asked Xu Huang to lead them into Jiangling City and temporarily detained them.

At the same time, Liu Zheng personally received Zhang Liao and Liu Qi in Jiangling City.

After all, these two people are the main reason why Liu Zheng brought the army here.

After unarming, both Liu Qi and Zhang Liao saw Liu Zheng in some embarrassment. When they met Liu Zheng at close range, it was also the time when Zhang Liao began to look at Liu Zheng again.

"General Wen Yuan, I have admired your name for a long time. I have always wanted to meet you, but unfortunately I have never had the chance. Now I finally got my wish. I have heard the general's name many times from those under my command."

"It's just the general of the defeated army, why do you bother so much?"

"Hahaha, you can prove your ability if you can compare with my subordinate Gan Ning. How about it? I value your ability. If Wenyuan can help me to calm down the world, that would be great. How about it? , think about it, after all, I have some good acquaintances of yours under my command, Lu Bu, Gao Shun and others are all under my command, and they are doing well."

Liu Zheng made up his mind to recruit Zhang Liao. After all, Zhang Liao in history, like Xu Huang, Cao Wei's five good generals, are definitely among the top ten generals in the Three Kingdoms.

Regardless of his personal martial arts, it is not impossible for him to rank in the top five just because of his ability to command the army.

"Of course, if General Wen Yuan's ideas are really different from mine, I will definitely not stop him if he wants to leave. The gate is here, and you can go out at any time."

In order to show respect to the corporal, Liu Zheng said that he could let Zhang Liao go at any time after he finished saying that he wanted to recruit Zhang Liao.

Zhang Liao hadn't changed his expression when he heard Liu Zheng say he wanted to recruit him, but he was a little surprised when he heard Liu Zheng say that he could let him go, so he really asked a question right away.

"Are you really willing to let me go?"

"It's natural, the general's talent. If the premature death is the world's loss, even if the general is unwilling to join me, it's only my loss, but if the general dies, it's the world's loss."

Liu Zheng once again praised Zhang Liao, praised Zhang Liao's ability, and at the same time expressed his intention to recruit Zhang Liao.

This time, Zhang Liao had nothing to say.

He knelt down on one knee, and the general's armor shook and rattled.

"The last general is willing to be loyal to your lord, and to stand up for your lord!"

"Hahaha, it's not necessary to be on the saddle. Wen Yuan's talent is definitely not suitable for such things. What I want is someone who can conquer the world for me and determine the world!"

Seeing that Zhang Liao chose to join him, Liu Zheng didn't hesitate at all. He immediately walked up and gently helped Zhang Liao, and the two became monarchs and ministers.

On the other hand, Liu Qi on the side, seeing Zhang Liao defecting to Liu Zheng like this, felt a little shameless, and hummed softly, expressing his dissatisfaction with Zhang Liao.

But there is nothing to do if you are dissatisfied. After all, Liu Qi, like Zhang Liao, is just a prisoner.

After Liu Zheng helped Zhang Liao get up, he naturally heard Liu Qi's cold snort.

But compared to Zhang Liao, Liu Qi is not so attractive in Liu Zheng's eyes.

Although Liu Qi is considered a well-known person in history, he only inherited the talents of his father Liu Biao, and has no ability to lead the army, so Liu Qi's role for Liu Zheng is much smaller.

But out of respect for Liu Qi, Liu Zheng still asked Liu Qi.

"Liu Qi, your father, Liu Biao, has been temporarily recuperating in my territory. Do you want to visit your father first, or decide to join me and work under my command, and then visit your father when you are free?"

Liu Qi is more concerned about his father.

"My lord, Liu Qi has no skills, he just wants to serve his father until his old age."

Chapter 8 and Five: The Situation in Xuzhou

After hearing Liu Qi's answer, Liu Zheng didn't persuade him much.

"Well, everyone has their own ambitions. Since you don't want to rely on me, then I won't say more. You can go and accompany your father first."

After all, Liu Zheng asked someone to take Liu Qi to meet his father Liu Biao.

After dealing with the surrendered troops in Jiangling City, Liu Zheng stayed here in Jiangling for two days.

However, Dian Wei and others thought that it took Liu Zheng only two months to pacify Jingzhou, and it was a perfect end.

Liu Zheng told him that the matter is not over yet.

The matter is indeed not over yet, because although Liu Zheng defeated Jingzhou, on the side of Xiangyang, Liu Zheng also acted as if he was in a stalemate with Liu Biao.

In doing so, the purpose is actually for others to see.

And Liu Zheng himself didn't want to settle down for the time being, because his eyes were still focused on Xuzhou.

Xuzhou and Yanzhou are also fighting at this time.

Yuan Shao sent his own army, joined forces with Liu Zheng, to attack the court together.

Liu Zheng attacked Jingzhou and Yuzhou, while Yuan Shao attacked Xuzhou and Yanzhou.

Compared with Liu Zheng's attack on Jingzhou and Yuzhou, Yuan Shao's battle in Xuzhou and Yanzhou was not so easy to end.

After all, Liu Bei is now in charge of Xuzhou instead of Lu Zhi, although it is only 192 years now.

But Liu Bei is not the Liu Bei in history.

In history, Liu Bei had to reach the peak of his life after 20 years, but now Liu Bei already has the strength to aspire to the world.

He not only has soldiers from Yanzhou and Xuzhou under his command, but also has many generals under his command.

Apart from Liu Bei's own two sworn brothers, some of Liu Bei's current subordinates were Liu Dai, Zhang Miao, and Cao Cao's old troops.

Later, after Liu Zheng defeated Gongsun Zan, almost all of Gongsun Zan's men defected to Liu Bei.

Liu Bei's subordinates included Guan Yu and Zhang Fei, Zhao Yun, who had just defected to him not long ago, Xu Chu, who was recruited in Yanzhou, and Tian Yu, the former subordinate of Gongsun Zan.

Even Cheng Yu, who followed Liu Dai, and Xi Zhicai, who followed Cao Cao, all took refuge in Liu Bei's subordinates.

This is also the reason why Liu Zheng did not choose to deal with Liu Bei by himself when he discussed with Yuan Shao to attack the imperial court together.

With these troops, Liu Bei is definitely a tough nut to crack. Even if Liu Zheng wants to beat Liu Bei, it will not be so easy to beat Liu Bei down.