Jiangling, during Liu Biao's heyday, had more than 30,000 troops stationed. With Jiangling and Jiangxia as the main core, they deployed defenses along the Yangtze River and contacted the four counties in Jingnan. They could also attack Jiangdong along the river.
Historically, around Jingzhou Nanjun, Zhou Yu once attacked Nanjun after the Battle of Chibi, fought fiercely with Cao Ren for nearly a year, and finally defeated Cao Ren and obtained Nanjun, but later gave Nanjun to Liu Bei. The reason was naturally that Liu Bei wanted
It became a barrier to block Cao Cao. The so-called "borrowing Jingzhou" actually meant borrowing Nanjun.
Later, many problems occurred around Jingzhou Nanjun. In fact, the most fundamental reason was not that there were any changes in the geography of Nanjun, but that Sun Quan simply did not understand the minds of the people in Jingzhou Nanjun. In addition, Zhuge Liang and other Jingxiang factions at that time
Defecting Liu Bei, and having Liu Qi as a cover, many of Liu Biao's defeated troops during the Battle of Chibi gradually defected to Liu Bei, so that Sun Quan even began to be wary of Liu Bei, and then the Sun Shangxiang incident happened...
So overall, the comparison of strength between the two sides in the war is not static. The numerical value in the game is one thousand, and the combat power value is one thousand wherever you move it. However, in fact, this combat power value is
It goes up and down and is difficult to control.
In Zhongmaicheng City in Nan County, during one or two months of intense recovery, the originally damaged city walls have gradually been restored. The rammed soil layer is densely covered with round rammed holes, which are so hard that even an iron cone cannot be smashed into them.
When the green bricks are laid on the outside, the restoration is completed.
The Jiangdong soldiers acted as supervisors, treating the captured Jiangling people like oxen and horses to their death. Some used thick log ropes to drag stone blocks, some were repairing the battlements on the city wall and were covered in mud, and some were swinging open the big stone.
The pots boiling glutinous rice juice and mortar mixture are used to caulking the stone wall foundations. There are even many half-year-old children picking branches and dead grass all over the mountains and fields to prepare fuel for these big pots that boil mortar...
In Maicheng, a group of soldiers walked out of the government office and slowly climbed up the city wall along the street to inspect the repair situation. Each of these soldiers had strong bodies, and the skin on their bodies and faces was exposed, more or less.
With some scars and cold eyes, they were obviously battlefield veterans who didn't care about life or death.
As these soldiers marched all the way, the surrounding Jiangdong soldiers saluted one after another, while the civilians became even more humble and hurriedly hid on the side of the road, not daring to raise their trembling heads...
Zhou Tai couldn't tell the difference between respect and awe.
Anyway, Zhou Tai feels very happy now. Isn't it the pursuit of happiness when you are alive and working hard? The little girl who was robbed some time ago really didn't miss it and washed away the dirt and mud.
It is extremely delicate, but it looks a little greener. Zhou Tai has spent a lot of time playing with it in the past few days, so that his steps are now a little loose.
How Zhou Tai and others dealt with the Nanyue people before was naturally how they dealt with the Jiangling people now. The corpses lying down near the city head and the frightened looks of these Jiangling people as they passed by did not make Zhou Tai feel
There's nothing wrong with it, I even feel happy physically and mentally.
As for whether it is cruelty and oppression, or tormenting the people?
hehe.
Even if Zhou Tai doesn't do this, Li Tai and Ma Tai will do it, right? So if Zhou Tai does this now, what's wrong? If there's a fault, it's because the people of Jiangling are cowardly and incompetent and don't know how to do it.
Choose a good monarch!
Zhou Tai stood on the city wall and looked at the busy Jiangling people around him. He sneered: "These lazy people are no better than the South Vietnamese barbarians! They only know how to be lazy and don't move even if they don't smoke!"
Old dog Liu is used to enjoying happiness. Is there really peace in the world? In this world, wolves eat meat and dogs eat shit! These pigs and dogs are not as good as pigs and dogs. They don’t even have to eat shit. They deserve it! Pass the order and speed up, I
I don’t care how many of these idiots are exhausted, I just want to complete the repair within ten days!』
The guards around Zhou Tai also agreed. Some turned around to deliver the order, while the rest stood beside Zhou Tai, laughing and pointing here and there. Others were interacting with the Jiangdong soldiers supervisors below the city, laughing and making noises.
Floating in the sky above Maicheng.
The obviously large number of Jiangling people were silent, just like cattle and sheep. Even if they were bleeding and beaten all over the ground, most of them didn't make much sound...
Zhou Tai, like Pan Zhang, were both generals who were promoted by Sun Quan after he came to power. Originally, Zhou Tai only had a dozen people around him, but now they have expanded to 500 people. Without Sun Quan's support, Zhou Tai would not have the opportunity to make contributions.
There is no current power.
"General, look! Over there! It looks like General Pan's flag!"
Not long after, Pan Zhang arrived at Maicheng with some guards. He glanced at Zhou Tai and said, "Youping's injury is much better? Is he okay?"
Zhou Tai moved his body and said: "It's almost done." Man, what's wrong with that?
While the two people were talking, they walked towards the corner of the city. The guards behind them also looked at each other and distanced themselves. After all, everyone knew that although Pan Zhang and Zhou Tai were both generals promoted by Sun Quan, there were many people inside on weekdays.
It's not that harmonious, there's even a bit of competition, so this time Pan Zhang came over, naturally he wasn't here to care about Zhou Tai's injury, there must be something going on...
Pan Zhang didn't say much nonsense. After looking at Zhou Tai's wound recovery, he nodded and said, "The governor has an order, and it must be completed within ten days... If Youping feels that the injury is okay, I will go back."
The governor has been reinstated..."
Zhou Yu's order to Pan Zhang actually had a supplement. If Zhou Tai's injury did not recover, then Pan Zhang would replace Zhou Tai in Maicheng. However, Pan Zhang was unwilling to be in Maicheng. He wanted greater merit, rather than just going there.
Facing the "possible" arrival of Cao Cao's partial army.
Possible means that it may or may not exist. It's better to say yes. If it doesn't, wouldn't it mean that you are sitting here in vain and can't catch anything?
When Pan Zhang saw Zhou Tai's words, he had no intention of going into details. Anyway, this was what Zhou Tai said himself, and others heard it as witness, so he naturally followed Zhou Tai's intention and said: "In ten days,
Pick some of the strongest to stay in the city, and move the rest to Jiangdong as soon as possible..."
Zhou Tai was stunned for a moment, his eyes lit up: "The governor's intention, could it be..."
Pan Zhang nodded, "If there is an enemy attack, Youping needs to defend the city for at least fifteen days. Is there any problem?"
Zhou Tai burst out laughing, "Don't say it's the 15th, it's no problem even March! I don't know what the commander-in-chief has decided."
Pan Zhang shook his head and said, "I don't know about this... I just obey orders..." When talking about this, Pan Zhang looked a little awkward. After all, although he had been in front of Zhou Yu before, he was not interested in Zhou Yu's behavior.
I don’t understand the overall layout very well, and I can’t guess why Zhou Yu would ask to repair Maicheng, or even be attacked by Cao’s army.
Since Cao Jun will attack, why not set up an ambush halfway?
Or what goal did Zhou Yu want to achieve by luring Cao Jun?
Pan Zhang was not very clear on these questions, so he naturally felt a little embarrassed when Zhou Tai asked him. Therefore, even after giving Zhou Yu's orders, he had no intention of dealing with Zhou Tai's polite words, so he just led him
With the troops and horses, they returned to Dangyang Jiangdong Camp.
Zhou Tai watched Pan Zhang leave and didn't say anything more. Although he said it was General Pan and then enthusiastically invited him, if Pan Zhang really took his politeness seriously, Zhou Tai would be the one who was embarrassed.
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Now that Pan Zhang is gone, Zhou Tai feels more relaxed.
As for Zhou Yu's order, although Zhou Tai felt it was a bit sudden, since there was such an order, he naturally had to obey it. It's not that Zhou Tai had any absolute confidence in Zhou Yu, but since Sun Quan gave the position of governor to Zhou Yu,
So of course Zhou Tai's subordinates must also obey Zhou Yu's instructions.
As for whether Zhou Yu can defeat Cao Cao, everyone in Jiangdong is actually watching...
……┐(?～?)┌……
At this moment in Wu County, Jiangdong, there is a unique scene.
Thanks to the large amount of money flowing into Jiangdong after the capture of Jiangling, the market in Wu County suddenly became popular. The streets and alleys were crowded with people. Needless to say, the shops with daily necessities naturally had so many people every day. Others
Things like cloth and silk shops, dried fruit shops, etc. that are not daily necessities are still doing brisk business when they come in.
Money is easy to come by and easy to spend.
The situation of the Han Dynasty in the past two years does not look very good. From the beginning of the Yellow Turban Rebellion to now, almost the northern half of the Han Dynasty has been disturbed by wind and clouds. Generally speaking, it is only in the Yangzhou area. Since Sun Ce defeated Yan Baihu,
Even if it is stable, after Sun Ce's death and Sun Quan's succession, this area can still be considered peaceful.
Happiness comes from comparison. Looking at the ups and downs of the war in the north, people from Jiangdong naturally feel that the scenery here is unique. However, they are somewhat worried in their hearts. They don’t know when their good life will be affected by these things.
It was not known how long the big man could hold out under the influence of the wind and waves. Under such a mood, the thought of carpe diem slowly surged...
Since the future prospects are not too bright, and there are clearly problems but they don't know how to deal with them, and under the confusion and sorrow, some people feel that it is better to seize the last peaceful time and have a good time.
If you are drunk today, why will you live in a cesspool tomorrow?
Not to mention that there are rumors circulating in the market that Huang Gai has suffered a defeat and is about to be unable to defend Chai Sang. If Cao's army really goes down the river, how long can Jiangdong hold on?
The worried sons of the Jiangdong gentry sighed, as if tomorrow was the end, pointing at the famous people in Jiangdong's political arena, and scolded them one by one. However, after scolding them, if they asked these people what their specific strategies were, or they were
Let’s talk about some solutions that we take for granted, or simply don’t even have such inferior solutions.
In fact, speaking of it, among these ordinary gentry children, there may be some people with amazing talents and learning, but these people are limited to the relationship between information and vision. Even if they can really come up with some methods and strategies, they are often not very comprehensive, and may even be
Some people are more extreme, like some people suggesting that they simply join forces with the Cavalry General Fei Qian, while others are more decadent and say they want to seek peace with Cao Cao...
Faced with such a situation, the Jiangdong nobles naturally couldn't help but gather together to discuss countermeasures. Zhu Zhi suppressed the rebellion in Linchuan, so Gu Yong served as the host and held a small-scale gathering.
For the four Jiangdong masters, Sun Quan is just a passer-by at the political level, and he will eventually leave. On this point, the four Jiangdong masters have reached a certain degree of consensus. But now this passer-by is obviously not satisfied with being just a passer-by.
Passer-by...
In a small building in Gu's backyard, Gu Yong hosted a small reception.
After drinking a few drinks, Gu Yong slightly sighed and said: "Wu County is no longer what it used to be... In the past, when Sun Bofu was still alive, he was extremely brave... Even if there is a rebellion in South Vietnam, why bother so much..."
Do the four Jiangdong people like Sun Ce?
Don't like it.
But do you miss Sun Ce? To a certain extent, I miss you too...
Because it is easier to deal with Sun Ce. As a martial artist, everything is written on his face. You can tell what he is thinking at a glance.
But now this Sun Quan...
Hearing Gu Yong sigh, Zhang Yun on the side said: "Brother Yuan Tan, why should you sigh? Now, although Brother Zhu has not yet received the good news, he is still in peace. I believe that with a little delay, Brother Zhu will definitely be able to return to glory, so why not
With this glass of wine, I wish to congratulate Brother Zhu..."
Zhang Yun, is not the Zhang Yun from Jingzhou, because in the Eastern Han Dynasty single names were valued, and there is no name retrieval system to check, so there are many people with the same name. Zhang Yun from Jiangdong, the family is also quite wealthy, and he is charitable and charitable.
It also has quite a reputation in the Jiangdong area.
Sitting under Zhang Yun was Lu Xun. After hearing what the two said, Lu Xun just smiled gently, held the wine glass calmly, and did not take the initiative to say anything. In this party, Lu Xun was the junior, and Lu Xun
The family is also a bit humble in comparison, and being able to attend as a non-voting guest is because Gu and others have taken advantage of the previous "ten-year agreement", so naturally they cannot be arrogant and say anything.
Gu Yong smiled and raised his glass, and everyone congratulated Zhu Zhi. After drinking a glass, Gu Yong continued: "In today's world, even if the scenery is temporary, if you miss a step, you will fall down step by step... Just like Liu Jingsheng, one hundred thousand Jingzhou
Soldiers, but a few small mistakes, if allowed to spread, will eventually lead to a great foundation falling into the hands of others... It is sad and lamentable..."
He is talking about Liu Biao, but he is not actually talking about Liu Biao.
What’s the point of talking about an established fact?
Zhang Yun and Lu Xun naturally understood what Gu Yong meant.
The Sun family's current foundation is partly due to Sun Ce's enterprising spirit, and partly due to the joint efforts of the four Jiangdong families.
Before Dong Zhuo, most of the governors of the Han Dynasty were appointed from different places. The most important purpose was to use the governors sent by the central government to control the local powerful local nobles and aristocratic families who were becoming increasingly large and difficult to control.
Naturally, the powerful people in these places have some means of dealing with them, openly, covertly, literary and military, and raising the bandits' self-respect is naturally one of them.
For example, there were sect thieves in Jingzhou at that time...
For example, there was a horse prime minister in Sichuan and Shu at that time...
Originally, these bandits and the Yellow Turbans were all very weak, but for some purpose, these local gentry families and local tyrants who had a large number of private soldiers and servants did not nip these people in the bud.
, but allowed it to develop, and even there was a certain degree of collusion at certain moments.
Human desires are always endless. Originally, these bandits might just want to make a living and at most improve their lives by getting some food and wine. However, with the development of power, some people's ideas are also changing, just like Sichuan and Shu.
The Prime Minister of Ma, after capturing three counties, actually wanted to proclaim himself emperor! How could he do this? After seeing the seriousness of the matter, Jia Long immediately mobilized his troops and rushed to Liu Yan before he entered Sichuan and Shu.
, kill Ma Xiang first...
It is precisely because of this that when Liu Yan killed Jia Long later, no other family in Sichuan and Sichuan dared to beep too much.
In Jiangdong, it was the other way around. In order to suppress the four Jiangdong families, Xu Gong and Yan Baihu flirted with each other. The four Jiangdong families attracted Sun Ce and defeated Yan Baihu to redistribute the interests. However, during the distribution process,
There was a conflict with Sun Ce, so there were subsequent changes.
Now, Sun Quan is gradually becoming uncontrollable.
Sun Quan had previously engaged his own people in the Sun family, but the four Jiangdong families basically ignored them. Anyway, it was all the Sun family's own affairs. Later, Sun Quan began to engage in old-school generals such as Zhou Yu, vigorously promoting new forces, and the Jiangdong nobles blinked.
When invisible...
Then Sun Quan began to engage Zhu Zhi, and began to arrange people for people's livelihood and political affairs, and promoted poor families. This immediately touched the basics of the four Jiangdong families. Zhu Zhi jumped out and expressed his attitude through the rebellion of the South Vietnamese.
As a result, Sun Quan created Zhu Heng and Lu Fan to balance it out, which became more and more excessive...
In this world, if you don’t fight for your own interests, no one will fight for you. Now the four Jiangdong families can only advance, not retreat, because everyone knows that once they retreat, the trees will fall and the hozens will scatter. , the tea becomes cold when people leave.
As the sun sets to the west, the shadow in the small building gradually expands...
Gu Yong put down his wine glass and said slowly: "Now it's the time of autumn harvest again... It's just that this year there have been many natural and man-made disasters, so I'm afraid the harvest will be poor... Every time I think about this, I feel very worried..." 』
Zhang Yun's eyes flashed, and he immediately said: "Why not? This year, there is a cold spring first, and then there is heavy rain. This Zhuanghe... oh, it is worrying..."
Lu Xun lowered his head slightly, but still said nothing. He understood what Gu and Zhang meant. There are many ways to control military force with culture. The most simple and straightforward one, and it is effective immediately, is food and grass. Back then, Yuan Shu used it to attack Sun Jian. If the food and grass got stuck even a little bit, Sun Jian would scream in discomfort...
Seeing that Lu Xun didn't speak, Gu Yong asked directly: "I wonder how the harvest is in my nephew's farm?"
"Of course it's not as bad as Uncle Shi..." Lu Xun said, then he looked at Gu Yong and said with some hesitation, "It's just... if..."
Gu Yong chuckled, waved his hand, and said meaningfully: "This Zhuang He...if the weather is good, it will naturally be rich..."
"Of course, of course..." Zhang Yun smiled while stroking his hands.
