Chapter 2804: Above the foot of the promotion ladder, the path of destiny hangs above the head
Is Gan Ning just asking casually?
Obviously not.
Gan Ning didn't seem to be very fond of Shamoko. Gan Ning had a rough-and-tumble character, so he didn't like Shamoke's outspokenness.
The problem is that Shamoko didn't know this, or he thought it was nothing, but that didn't mean he couldn't look at his face. Although Zhuge Liang was relieved, Shamoko looked at Gan Ning's face.
It's still not very satisfying, but I feel uneasy.
Zhuge Liang stood up with a smile, took the tea from the guard on the side, and poured it for Samoko, "Drink tea. Tea needs to be drunk hot to live up to its fragrance." Then he looked at Samoko's still frightened expression.
, then smiled and said: "Chief Sha, don't worry. Think about it, why did General Gan ask me about these things? Isn't it just to help you take the position of the Barbarian King of Wuling? Otherwise, we would let you here
What are you doing? In fact, in the eyes of General Gan and me, you have long been the Barbarian King of Wuling, but..."
At the beginning, Shamoko couldn't hide the smile on his face, and his mouth almost reached the back of his head. But when he heard Zhuge Liang say "it's just", there was a bang in his heart, and his throat was pulled again.
Eyes and hands shook, and most of the bowl of tea soup fell on the palm of his hand. However, he didn't care that the tea soup was hot to his hands, and he hurriedly asked: "Zhuge is engaged in work, I... I admire Hussar very much. I told my men before."
Those are all bullshit, drunken words... General Gan! Zhuge is engaged in this! You must not take it seriously, you cannot take it seriously!"
Zhuge Liang smiled and reassured, "Don't worry, Chief Sha. Sit down and talk. General Gan and I just want to remind you... It's not a bad thing to want fame and position... Soldiers under the Hussars
The generals and commanders are also ranked according to the ranks of the Han Dynasty, from the lowest level of the account supervisor to the general of Sima Junhou Xiaowei. Why are there these levels? I just want to give people a thought and a goal.
... Take me for example, I am an official now, but my other official position is Shangshulang, and even higher up, I am minister. My purpose of coming to Sichuan and Shu is to accumulate merits so that I can be promoted as soon as possible. As for General Gan, he is
General Zhe Chong, he also wants to go further, such as fighting vigorously and so on... and so on."
"It's like a ladder. Everyone goes up step by step. This is the only hope..." Zhuge Liang smiled, "As for me, my talent is limited. If I can build a thousand stones, it's not bad. General Gan has extraordinary abilities.
The future is bright, and one day I will be promoted to the Zhengzhen clan..."
Gan Ning couldn't help but blush at Zhuge Liang's words. He tried his best to keep the corners of his mouth from going to his ears. He just moved his hands randomly, but he couldn't bear to say a word of denial. Gan Ning naturally understood what he was saying.
It's just Zhuge Liang's intention to show kindness, but everyone wants to hear nice words, not to mention Gan Ning's heart also longing for him to be able to take a step forward. Who doesn't want to have a good mouth with the blade of a knife licking blood? Is it possible to return it?
Do you think you would be happy if you were shot to death by a barbarian arrow next time you go into battle?
Gan Ning didn't dare to hope for a higher position, but the general of the four towns was Gan Ning who really wanted to be able to reach it on tiptoe.
Zhuge Liang bowed his hands to Gan Ning, and then continued to say to Shamoko: "Brother Sha, although I don't know very well how your positions are divided, but... you now promise to give two of your subordinates the right and left generals."
, regardless of whether it’s a little early, let’s talk about your two subordinates. How many merits can you secure in the position of general? Sha Tou leads you to be extremely brave, and there is no problem as the Wuling Barbarian King. So these two of yours
Do your subordinates have the ability to match the generals? If you don’t have this ability and are defeated easily, what will other people think of you? And from the very beginning, you have raised your two subordinates to the position of generals.
So what's the next step for them to move up? Are they kings of left and right? So what's the difference with yourself? If you don't promote them but promote others, will they feel comfortable in their hearts? Chief Sha, we are all doing this for your own good.
Ah...you have to think about it carefully...』
Shamoko was not too stupid. When Zhuge Liang said this, he understood the truth after thinking about it. He stood up and saluted Gan Ning and Zhuge Liang, and then said with shame: "I understand."
,This...I did do something wrong...but what should I do now? I, I...』
Zhuge Liang and Gan Ning looked at each other but did not speak immediately.
"Alas! I was wrong! Damn it, I really..." Samoko slapped his mouth, and then looked at Gan Ning and Zhuge Liang helplessly, "I... If I tell them that I regret it,
, I’m just afraid...hey, this...』
Zhuge Liang smiled and said: "It's good that Chief Sha keeps his word. As the incoming Wuling Barbarian King, you need to keep your word in front of your tribe and other southern barbarians... so you need to be careful with your words and not make promises easily... This is really
For your own good..."
Zhuge Liang's eyes were clear and his attitude was sincere.
Shamoko was moved to tears, nodded repeatedly, and then looked at Zhuge Liang expectantly, "Zhuge is engaged in this, what should I do now?"
Zhuge Liang actually had an idea, but he did not laugh loudly to show that even a child knew what to do as depicted in the Romance of the Three Kingdoms. Instead, he frowned and thought seriously.
When he felt a little restless, he said slowly: "What can I do? I can only think of one thing for the moment...for this matter, you still have to find General Gan..."
Gan Ning raised his head and stopped the pen he was signing, "Huh? Me?"
Zhuge Liang nodded and said: "That's right. Chief Sha, you are the Wuling Barbarian King personally conferred by General Hussar. Although the edict is still on the way, it is basically certain...since you have accepted the canonization of the Han Dynasty."
, then naturally your subordinates need to be canonized by Da Han in order to be considered legitimate, right? As for General Gan, some of his subordinates also have the positions of captain and captain. You might as well ask your subordinates if they want to get the official position of Da Han first.
, it is better to wait for the edict to come down and then return to Wuling and then we can all divide it together..."
"Is this all right?" Shamoko didn't understand and turned to look at Gan Ning.
Gan Ning frowned, thought for a moment, and nodded, "This is a good idea. You have not broken your promise, and you have also given your subordinates a formal big man position. When the time comes for promotion, you will take the big man position."
This way, they can not only have no complaints, but also have enough motivation to obtain more meritorious deeds... Not bad, not bad, a good way! 』
Hearing that Gan Ning also said the same thing, Shamoko naturally responded. He was very happy and waited for Gan Ning to fill out two unscrupulous documents for the appointment of a school captain. After thanking Gan Ning and Zhuge Liang, he took the petition.
The clerk went to find his two men, leaving Gan Ning and Zhuge Liang looking at each other and smiling.
"Okay, I've finished what you asked me to do..." Gan Ning clapped his hands and glanced at the direction in which Shamoko left, "Let's get down to business, this Jiangdong... Haha, it's really a shame to return a hundred thousand troops.
That's not a big deal. The last time we attacked Jiangbei, we were talking about 100,000 soldiers. And the last time, was it really possible to treat people like fools? Or is it that Jiangdong has the ability to spread the beans and make soldiers into soldiers? Anyone can get 100,000 soldiers by just scraping together.
?』
In fact, Gan Ning and Zhuge Liang got the news earlier. Regarding the numerical value of Shamoko's nervous Jiangdong 100,000 troops, Gan Ning and Zhuge Liang had the same attitude, it was just a "claim".
Not to mention the Wuling area where there are more South Vietnamese than Han people. Even in Jiangzuo, Wu County and other places where Han people are concentrated, if you want to gather 100,000 people without any preparation, it will not be possible in a month or two.
What I got is that even among the entire Han Dynasty, only the standing legions under the general Hussars can be mobilized immediately with an order, while the soldiers from various counties must wait for the assembly of logistics arrangements, etc. The same is true for Shandong.
The same thing, except that what can be deployed at any time is not the troops under Cao Cao's command, but the troops of each general.
Taking the soldiers and horses in central Sichuan that Zhuge Liang is familiar with, the only ones that can set off on the same day are the Chengdu standing army in the hands of Xu Shu, the standing army in the hands of Yan Yan in the Babei area, the Badong camp in the hands of Gan Ning, and General Xu Huang
The command tends to focus on the legions in southern Sichuan. For other counties and counties, there is no problem if they dispatch dozens or hundreds of troops, but once it reaches a thousand, it will be suffocating. If it is a large county, it will take about three to five days to assemble more than a thousand local troops.
, if there are tens of thousands of people, it will take five to seven days to assemble, and this is still in the area under the Hussars. If there are no weapons on weekdays, let alone local inspections to assist in dispatching, they will not be able to assemble in a month.
It's not impossible for tens of thousands of people...
Not to mention issues such as grain and grass reserve scheduling and so on.
There are definitely not 100,000 people in Jiangdong, and 20,000 people should be about the same. But even with 20,000 or 30,000 people, the Wuling barbarians may not be able to resist.
Of course there is no problem for Gan Ning to send troops immediately, and only Gan Ning can do so.
Yan Yan is in Babei and Xu Huang is in southern Sichuan. Even if these two people can come over, their ability to command ships and combat operations will not be as good as Gan Ning's.
Gan Ning and others have the right to attack first when it comes to rebels and bandits within their jurisdiction, and can deal with them directly before reporting them. However, for a cross-border attack, of course they need permission, at least Xu Shu's written authorization.
Even Xu Shu had to report to Hussar before he could give the order, so it would take some time. This was part of the reason why Gan Ning and Zhuge Liang would not discuss sending troops to Jiangdong with Shamoko and intentionally change the subject.
Therefore, it is not a problem for Gan Ning to send out to help Shamoko to deal with Jiangdong soldiers. The problem is time. Even if he takes the fastest flying pigeon route, it will take seven to ten days. How to make up the conservative estimate of ten days?
Or what method to use to delay Jiangdong's progress has become a question that Gan Ning and Zhuge Liang are thinking about now.
After a while, Zhuge Liang clapped his hands gently: "General Gan, I think we can consider another direction... Why do you think Jiangdong sent Huang Gai and Huang Gongfu as the general to lead the army when Jiangdong conquered Wuling?"
"What do you mean?" Gan Ning was confused, "Is there any strategy to deal with Huang Gongfu?"
Zhuge Liang's eyes flashed with luster, "Not yet, but...I thought of another thing..."
……ヾ(^▽^ヾ)……
After Huang Gai received the military order, he took his troops and the soldiers from Jiangdong who had just gathered, boarded the boat, and went upstream. He arrived at Yunmengze the next night, and then repaired for a day before continuing his journey.
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The Wuling area is mountainous, and no matter how many Jiangdong soldiers there are, they can't spread out into the mountains. At most, they can only march along the river to pacify the southern barbarian bandits in the river areas. Of course, most of the villages
Townships and county towns are also near water sources. For example, the so-called Five Streams are not small streams on the mountains, but five rivers, which then converge into Yunmeng Daze.
In the Han Dynasty, these areas were basically the territory of wild beasts, birds and insects.
During the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, the Chu royal family often came to Yunmengze for hunting. Later, many stories surrounding Yunmengze emerged.
It's just that neither stories nor myths have any effect on the development of the Yunmengze area in the Han Dynasty. The Han people will not come out all the way to line up on the mountain road just because of the beautiful mountains and rivers in Yunmengze or Wuling.
One is looking at the other's butt, so there is not a large population in this vast area.
Among this small population, South Vietnamese account for the majority.
In this area that is outlined with water, you may not see any people even if the boat travels for an hour or two. Occasionally, you can see some dirty or naked Nanman or woodcutter.
It stood still like a groundhog and roared, then retracted into the forest with a rustling sound.
Most of Jiangdong's soldiers were very accustomed to life on boats. For them, boats were like their mobile tents, mobile kitchens, and strong camps. Therefore, these soldiers did not feel that this scene was of any importance to South Vietnam.
The crusade against the Southern Barbarians and Yue people in the Wuling area was so difficult that even most of the soldiers felt relaxed, as if they were participating in a large group outing.
The previous crusade against South Vietnam was indeed relatively easy.
The Nanman Yue also had boats, but boats were not as useful for fighting on land. Anyone could chop some wood and bamboo as weapons, and they could also kill people. On the water, the gap between big boats and small boats was simply huge.
Just like a giant and a child, except for some light skills that can float on the water, basically there is no need for any martial arts if the ship is destroyed...
Just like in history, during the Battle of Chibi, our classmate Huang Gai did attract a lot of limelight because of his coquettish position, but because he was too coquettish, he was set on fire by Cao's army, resulting in the destruction of his boat and his martial arts skills.
He couldn't use it and almost drowned. Fortunately, Jiangdong soldiers recognized him as a friendly soldier and fished him out. Otherwise, he would have been buried with Lao Cao's troops.
The gap in boat technology means that neither the Wuling barbarians nor the Nanman Yue people in other areas can compete with Jiangdong soldiers. Jiangdong can choose where to land at any time and where to attack the Yue people, but even if the Nanman Yue people
Occupying a certain advantage in the mountains and forests, they were unable to cause any decisive harm to the Jiangdong soldiers on the boats. Therefore, the people of Nanyue were also called Shanyue by the Jiangdong people.
Jiangdong's soldiers thought they were dealing with South Vietnam, so they were naturally very relaxed, but Huang Gai's expression did not look relaxed at all.
Before he commanded the Jiangdong Army, he went to see Zhou Yu.
If he hadn't seen it with his own eyes, he wouldn't even believe his eyes.
Just two years ago, Zhou Yu was still very healthy. Whether it was a boat or a war horse, there was nothing that Zhou Yu couldn't do. A battle in Jingzhou almost consisted of Zhou Yu rushing back and forth. In the end, he not only took away the population and goods in southern Jingzhou, but also
After snatching Sun Er Lunzi back from Cao Cao's tiger's mouth, it seemed that in the blink of an eye, Zhou Yu turned into a piece of paper, and if the wind blew stronger, it might be blown away...
Huang Gai knew that Zhou Yu was sick before, but Huang Gai didn't know that Zhou Yu was so seriously ill. He used to think that Zhou Yu was just taking advantage of the illness to avoid trouble. After all, those Jiangdong nobles, even Erzhang and so on, did not often get sick easily.
, and then thank guests behind closed doors?
What surprised Huang Gai even more was that there was Sun Quan beside Zhou Yu.
Huang Gai tried to find some falsehood in Sun Quan's expression, but Huang Gai discovered that Sun Quan was really like a disciple around Zhou Yu, doing his best and being sincere...
This made Huang Gai feel that Jiangdong finally had some hope, and at the same time he also wanted to arrest Sun Quan and beat him up.
What were you doing earlier?
But in this world, the most expensive and marketable medicine is the regret medicine.
If beating Sun Quan could change Zhou Yu's physical condition and restore Zhou Yu's health, Huang Gai would of course beat Sun Er stupidly without hesitation, but Huang Gai saw that Zhou Yu's complexion was ashen, with only some redness on his cheeks.
, Huang Gai could only remain silent.
Huang Gai had seen this kind of expression on the faces of many people, and without exception, those people all died soon after. It is not that Huang Gai has any magical powers, but that Huang Gai has been in battle for a long time.
I have seen too many people die from injuries.
But what Zhou Yu told him later made Huang Gai's hands and feet feel cold.
Jiangdong's time is running out...
This is not to say that Jiangdong will collapse soon, but that there is not much window left for Jiangdong in the whole world's "destiny" window.
Destiny is like a door. There are only two doors. The one who goes in first will inevitably close the door, and then the newcomers will be stuck outside.
In Zhou Yu's view, Fei Qian and Cao Cao each had one foot on this threshold, and the two sides were in a stalemate, while Jiangdong didn't even have a place to step in. The fisherman's plan is indeed wonderful, but the problem is
Everyone wants to be a fisherman, so Jiangdong is still the first to be eliminated.
The problem in Jiangdong is like this large mountainous area in front of us. There are rivers, woods, birds, and animals, but there are just not enough people!
If there are no people, nothing can be done. In an era when you have to thank God for the birth of a child, once there are no people, the roads in Jiangdong will soon be covered with weeds.
Therefore, Zhou Yu dragged his body and said those words that were related to the future fate of Jiangdong, which shocked Sun Quan and also moved Huang Gai...