Pan Jun took the initiative to volunteer to go to Jingnan, not entirely because he was eager to make contributions. He had a small plan, which was to avoid Liu Bei.

Although in the late Eastern Han Dynasty, it was very popular that "good birds choose trees to live in, and wise ministers choose masters to work."

But it is still unpopular for people to be ungrateful and turn the gun at the old lord. Lu Bu is the most typical example.

In fact, Lu Bu has no ambitions, and he doesn't want to dominate the side.

It was just because he killed Ding Yuan, who was kind to him, and then betrayed and killed Dong Zhuo who reused him with his own hands. Lu Bu's reputation was completely ruined and despised, and no one was willing to take him in.

Lu Bu once defected to Yuan Shu and Yuan Shao, but he was rejected by Yuan Shu and used by Yuan Shao and suspected. He had no choice but to flee to Hanoi and set up a new stove.

He was defeated by Cao Cao when he attacked Yanzhou and retreated to Xuzhou. He was originally going to defect to Liu Bei.

But Liu Bei was scruples and did not accept Lu Bu's effectiveness.

But due to fame and affection, Xiao Pei was only used as a temporary place of peace, which led to the later occupation of Lu Bu's magpie nest.

With Lu Bu's martial arts and military talents, it is not impossible for him to gain wealth and honor in future generations.

Zhang Liao followed Lu Bu and also betrayed the master many times, but because he was not the master general, he did not kill the master, and he did not do ungrateful things, he was appreciated by Cao Cao and became one of the five good generals under Cao Cao.

Pan Jun regarded himself as a loyal minister, so naturally he did not want to meet Liu Bei, so he took the initiative to ask to go to Jingnan.

Not only can you make achievements, but you can also temporarily avoid Liu Bei's edge and leave behind the love for meeting in the future.

If Liu Bei defeated Sun Quan and occupied Jingzhou, even if Pan Jun followed Sun Quan to Jiangdong, because Pan Jun was so kind and righteous, Liu Bei would be embarrassed to attack the Pan family who remained in Jingzhou.

Sun Quan knew the mentality of these famous scholars very well and was not afraid that Pan Jun would be disloyal to him. Moreover, what he said was reasonable, so he simply regarded as a wise master and did not doubt the employment of people. He decided to send Pan Jun to pacify Jingnan. He asked Pan Jun how many troops Pan Jun needed. Without thinking, Pan Jun replied that there were only 5,000 troops.

Sun Quan was very strange because Fan Zhou and Xi Zhen, who were in the Jingnan uprising, had already exceeded 5,000 people. Now Fan Zhou himself has about 4,000 soldiers and horses, and he was very anxious to siege Wuling City.

Xi Zhen has captured several counties in Lingling, and his troops are more than 5,000, and his momentum is quite high.

If Pan Jun only brought 5,000 troops, he would be likely to be defeated by the two of them.

Sun Quan was a little worried and said to Pan Jun:

"You only use five thousand troops. Do you despise Fan Zhou and Xi Zhen too much?"

Pan Jun proposed that only 5,000 troops were carefully considered.

Now that Sun Quan's troops are short of strength, it is impossible to draw too many troops to give him a surrendered general. Besides, he is not familiar with the Jiangdong Army and it is not easy to use.

After Pan Jun took over the government affairs of Jingzhou, he recruited veterans from Jingzhou and obtained more than 5,000 people.

These professional soldiers are either Liu Biao's old subordinates or Liu Bei's old subordinates. They do not have any other ability to make a living except in wars. Although they have a strong sense of belonging to Liu Bei, they still have to join Pan Jun's team and make a living.

It would be unsafe to use them to deal with Liu Bei, facing his former robes.

But it would be a pity if these elite soldiers of all kinds of battles were just used to maintain local public order.

It just happened to be used to deal with Fan Zhou's mob. Even if he fought with Fan Zhou, Pan Jun was sure to win. Moreover, he had the beheading tactics he secretly prepared to defeat Fan Zhou, which was easy to get rid of his hands!

Pan Jun replied confidently:

"Xi Zhen is a talented person. His younger brother Xi Hong is both civil and military. If they are leading the army, I am not sure if they are fighting them first. But now they are not very active in the northern part of Lingling. The stalls are too large and the troops are dispersed, which is not enough to cause trouble. Moreover, the Xi Zhen brothers never see Fan Zhou, who values ​​profit and slight righteousness, will never join forces with Fan Zhou. Fan Zhou was originally a businessman and was a man who values ​​profit and sluggish righteousness. He has a low reputation and no military talent. His soldiers will not return home. Although he is quite capable of showing off his lips, he actually has no talent for debate. He had prepared a banquet for the people in the state before, but at noon, he had no food, and more than a dozen people left on their own. It was like seeing only a part of the dwarf and you can learn the whole picture."

After hearing Pan Jun’s answer, Sun Quan felt relieved and laughed endlessly.

So, Sun Quan made a decision on the spot and sent Pan Jun to lead 5,000 people to Wuling to quell the rebellion.

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Although Fan Zhou wanted to be an official, he was not very capable and had a good reputation, so he was not entrusted with an official position by Liu Bei.

In that era of chaos, there were many ways to become an official. In addition to being valued for talent and fame, the family may also be able to obtain a job for the clan members.

The Fan family is a merchant family and has a lot of money.

But even in Wuling, it is considered a rich family. If the Fan family was willing to spend money and spend more money, grain and soldiers, it would be possible for Fan Zhou to be a marching Sima, or even a county magistrate.

But the Fan family was worried about gains and losses and was reluctant to let go of bleeding. Only three hundred soldiers were released.

With a sudden inspiration, Fan Zhou united with some local small and medium-sized families, and asked them to pay for their people and money on the grounds of agreeing to share the benefits with them. After finally gathering a thousand people, Fan Zhou also obtained the position of a deputy general.

However, because Fan Zhou's talent was limited, the combat effectiveness of the 1,000 soldiers under his command was not strong, so he was not valued by Liu Bei, but was placed in Wuling County, just maintaining daily public order.

When Guan Yu was guarding Jingzhou, although the troops were not enough, they did not transfer Wuling's troops because they had to guard against Sun Quan's sneak attack. The thousand private soldiers gathered together by the Fan family and other aristocratic families were able to be preserved.

If Ma Su had not come to Jingnan and joined forces with Shamoke to defeat Zhang Cheng, the Fan family might have surrendered to Sun Quan with those small and medium-sized families.

By chance, Ma Su saved the troops of Wuling and Lingling, and Fan Zhou became one of the main generals of Wuling County soldiers.

Fan Zhou, who was keen on being an official, took the initiative to find the Xi family when he saw the opportunity was rare, and expressed his loyalty to Liu Bei. Finally, he got the official position in Wuling. Liu Bei said it clearly in the letter that after the matter was completed, he appointed him as the prefect of Wuling.

Ma Liang came over to announce the order and asked Fan Zhou to lead an army alone to attack Wuling. He was overjoyed.

He has always been worried about fighting with [Bayi Chinese website      www.81zw.xyz] Xi Zhen or Shamoko.

With Shamoko's strength, he would definitely not give up his first contribution to himself. Even if he conquered Wuling, it would not be of much benefit to his career.

Not to mention the Xi Zhen brothers, neither the combat power of the army nor the ability to command troops are comparable to that of him. Although he has such credit, how can he compare to the unique achievements!
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