Chapter 181 Xiaofu is An Longyunqi

Author: Ximen Yangzhou

Chapter 181 Xiaofu is An Longyunqi

"Originally to commemorate the civilian heroes who died in construction and defense of Hefei"

Long Xiang paused for a moment and then continued: "The people of Hefei have all moved in from other places, and the tombs of their relatives are not here, so they use this monument to pay homage on their behalf, so that everyone can have a place to mourn."

"So that's what it is."

While Zhang Zhao was affirming, he suddenly remembered that Deng Dang and his entourage were there, so he asked vaguely: "What about them?"

"They requested it themselves. Zibu might as well ask himself."

"Oh, that's right."

While Long Xiang was talking to Feng Zhong, Zhang Zhao pulled Deng Dang aside and asked why. Only then did he find out that they were paying homage to Comrade Jiangdong, and the doubts that had settled in his heart immediately dissipated.

Not long after, the inventory of food on board was completed.

Zhang Zhao refused Long Xiang's offer to stay and took the prisoners out of the city that morning.

Long Xiang and Lu Su went to the dock to say goodbye, while Zhang Zhao stood on the boat and said goodbye.

He had dealt with Long Xiang several times and knew that the other party was cunning and unwilling to suffer losses. He never thought that the redemption would go so smoothly.

After the fleet set sail, Zhang Zhao returned to his cabin and found a lot of gold, silver, and cloth piled inside, which was obviously a 'bribe' sent by Long Xiang.

Zhang Zhao picked up a piece of cloth and said to himself: "Long Yunqi, Long Yunqi, you are so experienced in dealing with people, why don't you want to surrender my lord? What do you want?"

While he was deep in thought, Deng Dang suddenly broke in. Seeing the gifts stacked in the cabin, he didn't know whether to advance or retreat.

Zhang Zhao reacted very quickly, and explained with a smile as if he was borrowing flowers to offer to the Buddha: "This is a gift from Long Xiang to the Lord. He is a shrewd man. Is there something wrong with General Deng?"

"Well, we have been trapped in Hefei for several months. I wonder if the Lord will still use Mr. Hope now that we are back in Jiangdong."

Before Deng Dang finished speaking, he was interrupted by Zhang Zhao.

"General, don't worry. If my lord doesn't want to use you, why send me to redeem you? You have learned something about the situation in the past few months. If you go back and tell me what you have seen in Hefei, maybe it will be of use to my lord."

"I'm not afraid of sir's jokes. We were prisoners in Hefei and basically moved bricks and worked. We didn't get much useful information." Deng Dang shook his head in embarrassment.

Zhang Zhao stroked his beard and reminded: "As the saying goes, you will gain something even if you work hard. Just like the monument to heroes in the city, you can tell it to the lord. At least it shows that Long Xiang is good at gathering people's hearts."

Deng Dang was inspired and began to recall his experience in the labor camp.

"Long Xiang's popularity in Hefei is indeed high. Anyway, we work every day without hearing a single complaint. Moreover, working in Hefei is not only about food, but also many civilian craftsmen receive stipends."

"Oh? So this is the source of Long Xiang's high popularity? Although this method is effective, it is extremely stupid. He has ruined the food for the head of Guizhou, so what else can he use to recruit troops?" Zhang Zhao shook his head after hearing this.

Deng Dang replied: "Hefei does not recruit soldiers at all. I heard that there are only five battalions with seven to eight thousand people, but half of them are Feng Zhong's craftsman battalion. They build houses and repair city walls everywhere. Recently, I heard that they need to be leveled."

The roads within the city.”

"He helps the people like this and cannot support the army normally. My lord may have guessed right. This person is content with a small amount of money and has no big ambitions."

Zhang Zhao's tone was calm, and Deng Dang couldn't hear the praise, so he added: "By the way, Hefei is burning kilns to make bricks. When building houses, they also like to use green bricks instead of soil, and they also use something called cement. I heard that

It was tinkered by Long Xiang. It is used to bond bricks with each other. When laid on the ground, it is as hard as bricks and stones. There are also "

"General, please stop for a moment."

Zhang Zhao interrupted Deng Dang's ramblings and reminded him impatiently: "You'd better think about it first, and then we can tell it to the lord together after we return to Jiangdong. There should be something we can learn from and use, and your hard work will not be in vain."

moon."

"well."

After Deng Dang said this, he happily left. Zhang Zhao then ordered his men to advance with oars, hoping to go back and recover as soon as possible.

The fleet took Shishui, entered Chaohu, crossed Ruxu, and entered the Yangtze River. It did not go to the lower reaches of Dantu (Zhenjiang). Instead, it entered Zhongjiang (Lishui) from Wuhu Shuikou, and then took a shortcut back to Wujun via Zhenze (Taihu).

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At this time, Sun Ce was celebrating his mother's birthday in the rear, and gave the opportunity to win military glory in Guangling to his second brother Sun Quan.

Last year, we defeated Liu Xun, conquered Huang Zu, defeated Yuzhang, and our brothers Sun Ben and Sun Fu all fought brilliantly.

Sun Ce considered that he would fight on multiple fronts in the later period, so he focused on training his own brothers, hoping that Chen Deng would be Sun Quan's whetstone.

In late March, Zhang Zhao took Deng to meet Sun Ce in person, but found that his lord's face was not very good.

Sun Ce waved his hand and dismissed the two of them without leaving even a hard word.

Zhang Zhao's heart skipped a beat, thinking that Long Xiang might not have bribed him, but someone had slandered you in advance, right?

When he walked out of the palace gate, Zhang Zhao happened to meet the meritorious Cao Yu Fan, so he pulled him aside and asked in a low voice: "Zhong Xiang, are there any major events in the county recently? Why does the lord seem unhappy."

Yu Fan looked around and replied in a low voice: "Just a few days ago, the second general was defeated by Chen Deng in Guangling. A lot of troops and horses were lost, which led to low morale. The lord may be worried about this."

"Oh I got it."

Zhang Zhao suddenly realized this, immediately relieved his previous worries, and then made an excuse for Sun Quan.

"Chen Deng is very resourceful. After all, the second general is young, and setbacks are inevitable. I have to advise my lord not to be hasty."

"I don't know what the long history is. I heard that something big happened in the Central Plains. Yuan Shao and Cao Cao have already started a war. My lord wanted to take the opportunity to attack Xudu, but he gave up Hefei last year. Now the war in Guangling has failed again."

Yu Fan's voice became quieter and quieter from behind.

"That's it"

While Zhang Zhao was feeling emotional, Sun Ce suddenly asked people to come out to look for him, so Zhang Zhao took Yu Fan back.

The reason why Sun Ce gave Zhang Zhao a bad look just now was because Sun Quan was defeated by Chen Deng. When he saw Zhang Zhao, he thought of asking Long Xiang to redeem him. He felt that both sides were being humiliated for no reason, but he quickly adjusted his mentality.

Summoning Zhang Zhao again, Sun Ce took the initiative to greet Yu Fan and apologized in front of Yu Fan. Zhang Zhao was deeply moved by this sincerity.

Then several people sat down at the table, and Zhang Zhao started to introduce the trip to Hefei again. He said that although he paid some food and grass, he found out the reality of Hefei through Deng Dang.

After hearing this, Sun Ce thought for a while, frowned and asked: "Long Xiang has just collected grain and released people, so he should not be wary of Jiangdong. If I send troops to attack now, how long do you estimate it will take to capture Hefei?"

"this"

Zhang Zhao was startled when he heard this, and thought to himself, "If you really want to attack Hefei, why do you ask me to deliver food? Isn't this to prepare the enemy for the war?"

"Deng Dang has been in Hefei for several months and has a clear understanding of the situation there. My lord had better call him to ask. In addition, my lord chose this time to attack Hefei. Could it be because Yuan Cao started the war? Zhao thought that Yuan Cao was too powerful.

It’s so big that it’s hard to tell the winner in a short time. It’s too early to enter the Central Plains now.”

"Is it too early?"

Sun Ce frowned, stroking his beard and sighed: "Last year we challenged Liu Xun and defeated Huang Zu and his morale was very high. However, in the first two or three months of the new year, Zhongmou was defeated by Chen Deng twice, which made the whole army's morale low.

"The attack on Hefei is not only to seize water channels for the northward journey to the Central Plains, but also to boost the morale of our army."

“It’s okay to grab water channels, but it’s not okay to boost morale.”
Chapter completed!