All kinds of frustrated shouts sounded chaotically around.
The chaotic Jiangdong Army retreated like the ebbing sea water.
These Jiangdong Army are obviously not elite soldiers, but some old and weak soldiers. They seem to be many in number, but in fact their combat effectiveness is not very good. Even the Wubao in Jingzhou cannot be conquered. When they advance, they swarm them, and when they retreat, they
Even if the leaders shouted hoarsely to stabilize their position, and even cut down several people, they still couldn't stand, and they were moved by the crowd, and in the end they could only retreat together with them.
The weapons are also very poor, and some people just use sticks and dung forks, more like the Yellow Turban thieves of the past.
But these people are Jiang Dongjun!
Among the entire Han Dynasty, only Fei Qian took the route of elite soldiers.
Then Cao Cao learned half of it.
Most of Cao Cao's central leaders and central guards are elite, at least closer to the elite.
Among the Jiangdong Army, there were half and half.
Only the generals' subordinates and private soldiers can be called elites, while most of the others are ordinary soldiers, and there are many vassal armies. They are only given a flag, a few swords and guns, and a few pieces of armor, and they are considered to belong to the Jiangdong Army.
A part of it.
Gangneung City was destroyed, but there was not only one Gangneung City in Nanjun.
There are many Wubao in the surrounding area, especially Kuai's Wubao. This type of Wubao can still be seen in some areas until later generations. For example, in areas where there are many bandits and bandits, there are many modern Tulou Wubao.
fort.
Although this kind of earth-and-stone structure Wubao is not as deep as Jiangling City, its defense seems to be stronger than Jiangling City. On top of the stone wall of Wubao, there are densely packed people standing there, all of whom are from the same clan.
There will be no complaints or excuses about who has done more and who has done less. Just now these miscellaneous Jiangdong troops tried to attack Wubao, and the defenders on Wubao resisted in unison, knocking down seven or eight crude tanks.
The wooden ladder killed many Jiangdong miscellaneous brands.
In the trench below the fort, many motley soldiers who were still breathing were still screaming, groaning, and squirming.
No matter whether it was people inside Wubao or outside Wubao, they didn't seem to regard these people as human beings.
On a hillside far away from Wubao, Zhou Tai looked at everything in front of him expressionlessly.
Without Zhu Zhi's support, Zhou Tai could not withstand Xu Huang's attack and could only retreat from the front line.
Therefore, among the Jiangdong Army, the boss did not laugh at the second. Everyone was a defeated general and had nothing to say. They immediately started the production and self-rescue work in a tacit understanding.
The city of Jiangling was surrounded by Zhu Zhi and Zhu's tribe. Zhou Tai wanted to gain some benefits, so he couldn't compete with Zhu Zhi, nor was he qualified to compete with Zhu Zhi, so he naturally focused on the surrounding countryside.
Wubao.
If you pry open a turtle shell, you'll find about two ounces of meat, right?
These miscellaneous Jiangdong soldiers are actually ordinary people captured by Zhou Tai from the surrounding areas. Just like the Yellow Turban thieves who kidnapped the people in the past, Jiangdong Army is also familiar with this matter.
People can do anything to live.
Young and strong, old and young, women and children.
Even if there is a dead person in front of them, these people will stuff food into their mouths without hesitation just for a bite of food.
And the bait that Zhou Tai used to lure these people to attack Wubao was just a bite to eat. If they were defeated, they would have something to eat. If they could not be defeated, everyone would starve to death. Anyway, these were the ones used to attack Wubao.
He held the people hostage and had miscellaneous soldiers, no matter how many people died, Zhou Tai would not even frown.
The owner of Wubao had not begged for mercy, but also tried to use a small amount of money and food to make Zhou Tai leave, but how could it be possible?
At this moment, even after repelling several attacks by the miscellaneous Jiangdong Army, there are still many people surrounding Wubao. In the distance, there is Zhou Tai leading his troops to press the formation. It is simply impossible to go to the sky and enter the earth.
Hopeless.
Even the Lord of Wubao couldn't help shouting on the stone wall, "Why?! Why are you coming to beat us?! We haven't done anything harmful to nature! Why are you treating us like this?!"
The Lord of Nawu Fort screamed there, his voice full of despair.
For Zhou Tai and others in the distance, they were actually not excited at the moment, and even felt as desperate as Lord Wubao. However, Zhou Tai could still pass on his despair to others, but Lord Wubao had nowhere to pass it on.
That's all.
Jiangdong was defeated!
Even if Zhou Tai captured Wubao, it could not change the fact that Jiangdong was defeated.
Not even a single Sichuan-Sichuan army could be defeated, which completely shattered Jiangdong's dream of conquering the world.
As a result, Zhou Tai also quickly followed in Zhu Zhi's footsteps and began to plan his own interests.
We must do everything we can to gain benefits. If we can't do it externally, we can only do it internally.
When a company is unable to obtain revenue from the outside, the next step is often to enter the process of reducing staff and increasing efficiency. When companies start to strictly monitor attendance, and often deduct money and fines from employees, they often ask employees for help.
On the other hand, it is an attempt to use this method to force employees to resign voluntarily.
Zhu Zhi heard that even small achievements like being a sect thief are being praised in his own face, which shows how difficult it is to achieve results now!
As an employee of Jiangdong Sun Company, it is somewhat difficult to change jobs now, so what they can do now is to take advantage of their own benefits crazily when the company cannot increase external benefits, because they all know that Jiangdong has actually
There is no tomorrow.
Those standing around Zhou Tai were all troops and private soldiers who had followed Zhou Tai all the way.
"General, these useless weapons are really bad! Niang Xipi! Even such a small fort cannot be captured after three or four attacks!" A soldier muttered dissatisfied.
.
Zhou Tai obviously didn't put his mind on Wubao.
For him, it would be great to be able to capture Wubao, but what is more important is how he can maintain his current status!
Zhou Tai was not from a good background. Although his surname was Zhou, he had no relationship with Zhou Yu.
Maybe they were one family eight hundred years ago, but now...
Zhou Yu is the noble son, Zhou Tai is the pirate king...ahem, the little pirate boss.
Zhou Tai and Jiang Qin were both thieves and bandits.
"General..." Seeing that Zhou Tai was not in a good mood, Bu Qu couldn't help but lower his voice, "What should we do next?"
Zhou Tai looked around and found that his Bu Qu's face was also full of worry, so he whispered: "Do you think that Jiang Xiaowei and Lu Shenjun are now on Yidao, can they stop Sichuan and Shu?"
How long will the army last?』
Zhou Taibu thought for a moment, "Won't Governor Zhu send troops for reinforcements?"
"Hmph." Zhou Tai curled his lips, "Did Governor Zhu send reinforcements when we were resisting the Sichuan-Shu army?"
Now within Jiangdong Army, everyone only thinks about themselves. What cooperation, tacit understanding, team spirit, and corporate culture are all just words of reference.
Sign language singing and dancing are performed every day, and a knife is stabbed in the back every day.
"Lu Junjun... Humph, those guys didn't want to fight this war originally..." Zhou Tai said in a low voice, "It's fine now, just as they wanted! What we need to consider now is how to protect ourselves from the master.
...Ahem, well, I won’t be impeached by those Jiangdong noble families...』
"Ah? My lord..." Bu Qu subconsciously wanted to speak out, but closed his mouth under Zhou Tai's warning eyes.
Zhou Tai sighed, "Jiangdong...is not the Jiangdong he used to be..."
Ms. Sun is no longer the Ms. Sun she was back then.
Heroism will eventually be exhausted.
Zhou Tai was silent for a moment, then loudly ordered: "Send the order and let these damn cowards attack Wubao day and night! Tell them that if they can't capture Wubao in the wild, they will just wait to starve to death! Open Wubao,
You can still have a good time! If you want to survive, you have to fight on your own!"
Zhou Taibu responded and dispersed, loudly encouraging the morale of these miscellaneous troops. He kicked and beat among the crowd, and even killed a few who refused to move, urging these chaotic miscellaneous troops to line up again.
After leaving the team, they headed towards Wubao.
Although Zhou Tai also understands that the character of this Jiangdong person is that he is the strongest in fighting in a nest, but he is just a general who has just crawled out of the mud, so what qualifications do he have to reverse everything in Jiangdong?
In this current situation, it is impossible to say that only Zhou Yu and Zhou Gongjin can turn things around and save the situation!
Zhou Tai did not expect that besides Gan Ning, there was also Xu Huang who was so good in the Sichuan-Shu Army. Coupled with the sharp weapons of the Sichuan-Shu Army, those...
Zhou Tai couldn't help but touch the wounds on his body.
He couldn't remember how many times he had been injured. It seemed that before the old injuries healed, new ones would appear.
I remember someone asked him if there were so many injuries on his body, didn’t it hurt?
Zhou Tai remembered that he just laughed at that time, and then said that for the great cause of his lord, it would not matter if he was injured more, which attracted a burst of admiration...
In fact, how could it not hurt if you are so stupid?
But what can Zhou Tai do?
Although his surname is Zhou, he can only rely on himself.
"Xie Niang! I can't defeat Wubao today, I'll kill you with ten strokes!" Zhou Tai suddenly pulled out his sword and waved it in the air, "A bunch of trash! The trash should die! Die!"
Zhou Tai spat and looked ferocious.
If you can't defeat the hussars, is it possible that you can't defeat a country fort?
As the saying goes, the thief never escapes...
Well, cough cough, as the saying goes, military affairs are important weapons of the country and should not be started lightly.
Now that Jiangdong has made such a trip, of course there is no reason to go back empty-handed!
Even if it's a mosquito's leg or a fly's belly, some oil and water must be chopped off. Otherwise, how can he support his own army and recruit more private soldiers? Aren't the injuries he suffered just in vain?
…
…
Jiangdong.
Wujun.
Sun Quan's hands were shaking and his heart was bleeding.
Stacked on the desk are battle reports sent from the front line.
The top one was sent by Zhu Zhi.
After receiving the battle report, Sun Quan had been in this room for a long time.
There was silence around the room, and none of the servants dared to come forward.
The last unlucky guy who accidentally made some noise was already executed as a spy spying on secrets.
Sun Quan gritted his teeth and picked up the top battle report again.
"... Because the rebels were once again scurrying eastward from the Sichuan River along the Yangtze River, Jiang and Lu were ordered to block the barbarian roads to prevent the thieves from coming east. According to reports from the army, the banditry was rampant and the river was unfavorable. If reinforcements were not sent to quickly make up for it, there might be dangers.
There was a danger of another loss. So the civilians of Nanjun were sent to make up for the shortage and provide relief. The rations of the army were not enough, so I begged the Lord to allocate grain and grass at his discretion to support Nanjun and resist the bandits."
"He also went to suppress the bandits in Nanjun, winning battles one after another. There were many bandits in Nanjun, but Liu Jingsheng did not appease them, so they stayed in the countryside and linked up with Cao's army. Therefore, he ordered Zhou, the former military general, to lead his troops to suppress them and attack the thieves' nest directly.
Hundreds of thieves were killed. The bandits retreated to Wubao. Zhou led the troops and advanced forward, killing more than ten bandit leaders in Wubao and more than 300 bandits. Now there were another clan bandits attacking the Nanjun camp. I immediately detach my team to attack them.
Hundreds and dozens of thieves were killed. The remaining thieves were running around..."
"..."
As Sun Quan watched, his face turned purple.
very nice!
That's great!
The unfavorable march into Sichuan and Shu was taken lightly, but the killing place in Jiangling was described so vividly. It was as if Jiangdong’s original plan was not to march into Sichuan and Shu, but to attack Jiangling!
Killing hundreds of clan thieves is worthy of being reported as a victory!
But he blamed the defeat in the battle with the Sichuan and Shu armies on "the lack of reinforcements to make up for it quickly" and "the lack of rations for the army"!
What's the key?
The key is that this thing can be placed on Sun Quan's desk openly!
This is like making a ball of chocolate-flavored shit or a lump of shit-flavored chocolate, placing it in front of Sun Quan, and asking Sun Quan to accept it happily and enjoy it happily!
Can you please stop being so shameless!
Sun Quan had to hold the table firmly to prevent himself from overturning it!
With such a huge momentum, what is the purpose of the Jiangdong Army's westward expedition that he worked so hard to put together? To wipe out those damn clan traitors? Then should he express joy for this and say that Governor Zhu has done a good job?
!
Damn it!
All deserve to die!
Although he himself knew that the Jiangdong Army, which was said to have 300,000 soldiers, was discounted in half, then in half, and then at a 15% discount, it was still a real force.
But what did you get?
Moreover, in the later period, Sun Quan also found a way to add "soldiers" to the front line three times. Added up, the total force was at least one hundred thousand!
Even if the soldiers added in the later period are somewhat different from the first batch, those people are not completely useless!
Besides, even if it is useless, it still needs swords, guns, armor, arrows and crossbows, warships, flags and clothing, food, grass and pickles, all of which are money!
The results of it?
This is the result?!
Sun Quan was almost out of anger.
The land of Jiangdong in the Han Dynasty is not as good as Jizhou and Yuzhou. It is already quite difficult to raise 100,000 soldiers.
Of course, it is not that Sun Quan does not understand the victory or defeat of military strategists, but the question now is whether Jiangdong is qualified to compete for world hegemony. If Jiangdong cannot conquer Sichuan and Shu, then Jiangdong will not be able to talk about it at all.
How can we divide the world into two? We can only passively be beaten until we perish!
Jiangdong's power, after two generations of Sun family expansion, has gradually shown some decline. To the east is the sea, to the north is Lao Cao, and to the south is South Vietnam. The only chance is to break through to the west and combine Sichuan, Shu and Jiangdong.
Connecting one line, dividing the world in two. In this way, Jiangdong will have more opportunities. Whether it is to digest the gentry and gentry within itself, or to form an organization to annex South Vietnam, it will require considerable financial resources and time, and now
…
If I had known earlier, I would have asked Zhou Gongjin to go...
Sun Quan was stunned when he thought of this.
He hurriedly picked up the battle report sent by Zhu Zhi on the desk and read it again carefully.
"Hundreds of losses..."
"More than a thousand casualties..."
"Um……"
Sun Quan thought about it and then began to ponder.
He was so angry before that he ignored some details.
Now that I think about it, it seems that it was just a defeat, but not many soldiers were lost!
In this way...
Sun Quan began to ponder again.
If the situation is very dangerous, then Sun Quan will not hesitate to let Zhou Yu lead the troops and save the crisis. But what if the situation is not as bad as imagined?
What kind of person is Sun Quan?
Many people in later generations despised Sun Quan, but in fact, Sun Quan in history, even if we don't mention military affairs, was still first-rate in politics and diplomacy.
Sun Quan not only relied on and trusted Zhou Yu, but also had a trace of fear, and Zhou Yu seemed to feel Sun Quan's fear. This fear also increased with the increase of Sun Quan's age, and then with the death of Zhou Yu
and dissipate.
Sun Quan still remembered that when Sun Ce died, although Zhou Yu and Zhang Zhao pushed him to the throne of Jiangdong, Zhou Yu came with his troops at that time!
Zhou Yu was born into a wealthy family. His cousin Zhou Jing and his uncle Zhou Zhong both served as Taiwei in the Eastern Han Dynasty. His father Zhou Yi also served as an official in Luoyang. Therefore, Zhou Yu's family is completely a family of officials.
The family was very powerful. Growing up in this environment, Zhou Yu was not only tall and handsome, but also quite talented.
It can be said that Zhou Yu does fit the image of "feather fan and silk scarf, and the oars and oars are turned into ashes while talking and laughing", but Sun Quan is not...
Although Sun Quan's appearance in The Romance of the Three Kingdoms is quite inhuman, in fact, Sun Quan's appearance can only be regarded as that of an ordinary person with a broad mouth. When he really stood next to Zhou Yu, Sun Quan couldn't hold his head up.
And the most important point is that Sun Quan still thinks of it sometimes when he has nightmares at night...
At that time, "he was in charge of planning the death and Quan was in charge of affairs. Yu sent his troops to the funeral, so he stayed in Wu to protect the army and take charge of everything together with Zhang Zhao, the chief historian"!
Zhou Yu once explained that he brought his soldiers just in case, but Sun Quan felt a thorn in his heart!
You must know that if Zhou Yu's thoughts were wrong at that time...
And Sun Quan felt that Zhou Yu was not suspected of "leading troops to fight for power" at that time?
Zhou Yu is not a Sun family member. Even if he has a good relationship with Sun Ce, he is still a foreign minister. As a foreign minister, what does it mean to lead troops into Wu? This is like Dong Zhuo leading troops into Luoyang!
Sun Ce had just died, and Zhou Yu came with his troops. He said he was here for the funeral, but what if he wasn't?
Who can guarantee that Zhou Yu had no other thoughts at that time?
Sun Quan was not sure.
Not sure either.
This matter is better left rotten in the stomach, just like an old injury. Maybe there is nothing wrong with it on weekdays, but something is attracted to it, so the old wound that was originally rotten in the stomach gradually ferments and smells.
