Chapter 764 Yuzhang collapses and Jiangdong is shaken
Yuzhang County, Ai County.
With the long-dusted map in his hand, Shamoko led Ding Feng and led the army to the outside of Ai County.
As the sergeants walked out of the forest one after another, Ding Feng looked at the map in Samoko's hand with a look of emotion on his face.
"I didn't expect that the map Liu Jingsheng left behind would be of great help to us today."
After Ding Feng's words fell into Samoko's ears, he nodded in agreement.
Information exchange in this world was backward, and the boundaries between states were as clear as the national borders in later generations.
In this case, each state's warehouse often only stores its own map book.
But what Ding Feng didn't expect was that when he was thinking of sending out scouts to explore the road, Shamoko took out a map directly from his arms.
On this map, various routes from Xiajun County to Yuzhang County are recorded in detail.
This undoubtedly shocked Ding Feng a little.
He couldn't figure out why there was such a clear map of Yuzhang in the county warehouse in Xiajun.
Just when Ding Feng thought that this map was written by Samoko, Samoko was not greedy for credit. Samoko told Ding Feng the origin of the map.
What many people don't know is that Liu Biao, who has always been regarded as a household dog by the world, also had the idea of conquering Yangzhou in the early years of Jian'an.
With this idea, Liu Biao sent his nephew Liu Pan and general Huang Zhong to attack Yuzhang County based on Xijun County.
With the joint efforts of Liu Pan and Huang Zhong, the Jingzhou Army once attacked near Haihun County in Yuzhang County.
Just when the Jingzhou Army was thinking about making a big move and marching straight in, it was a pity that the person responsible for guarding Haihun County was the famous general Taishi Ci...
Although Liu Pan and Huang Zhong were never able to cross Haihun County later, in order to facilitate future operations, they ordered people to draw a detailed map of Yuzhang County and put it in the treasury.
Maybe at that time they were still thinking that one day they would raise their weapons again and fight against Taishi Ci in Yuzhang.
Times have changed, and the changes in the world have exceeded many people's expectations.
With the deaths of Liu Biao and Liu Pan, this incident gradually faded into the minds of Jingzhou people.
It wasn't until Shamoko heard about this that he reused the map that had long been covered in dust.
Looking at the map in Shamoko's hand, and then at Ai County not far away, Ding Feng seemed to cheer him up and promised:
"Jingzhou will conquer Jiangdong again. Our army will definitely not return without success this year!"
After saying this, looking at the thousands of Han troops gradually gathering behind them, Ding Feng and Shamoko led their troops to press directly towards Ai County.
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The name of Ai County magistrate is Wei Wen.
Although Wei Wen was young, he was appointed magistrate of Ai County by Sun Quan because his father had an old relationship with Sun Quan.
Ai County is adjacent to Changsha County, and it was once one of the important towns in Jiangdong. However, for decades, even though Sun Quan repeatedly jumped around the world, not a single enemy general invaded the territory of Jiangdong.
Decades of peace are enough to paralyze anyone's vigilance.
But just as Wei Wen was numbly handling chores in the county office as usual, a county soldier stumbled in front of him with a look of panic on his face.
The county soldier's abnormal reaction made Wei Wen feel bad.
However, Wei Wen only thought at this time that Shanyue, who lived in the mountains and forests, was attacking again.
Shanyue is mostly composed of stragglers, and they usually do not build siege equipment. Therefore, unless there is internal support, Shanyue is rarely able to directly capture the county town.
Wei Wen has been in charge of Ai County for several years, and he also repelled several Shanyue invasions during his tenure.
Although the means of repelling those few times were somewhat disgraceful, such experiences made Wei Wen unafraid of Shanyue's invasion.
But just when Wei Wen was thinking about summoning the county soldiers and using some "old methods" to defeat Shan Yue, the report that the county soldiers shouted out shocked Wei Wen on the spot.
"County, County Lord, there are Han troops invading outside the city!"
Han army?
Wei Wen first carefully recalled what the county soldier said, and after confirming that he heard correctly, he reacted and angrily said:
"It's ridiculous. How could Han troops appear outside this county?"
As a member of the Soochow officialdom, Wei Wen naturally knew about Lu Xun's expedition to Jingzhou.
Like most people, Wei Wen was quite optimistic about Lu Xun's expedition.
According to Wei Wen's inference, the Han army should be fighting fiercely with the domestic army that entered Jingzhou. How could it appear outside the city?
Even if the Han army had other plans, then the place they wanted to attack should be Yong'an and the important towns of Chaisang. What's the use of coming to this boring Aixian County?
With two questions in his mind, Wei Wen's first reaction was that he thought the county soldiers were deceiving him.
After hearing Wei Wen's questioning tone, the county soldiers became extremely anxious.
But at this time, he didn't have time to explain too much to Wei Wen.
"The Han army has entered the city. May the county king wish you good luck!"
After saying these words, the county soldier quickly fled for his life.
The county soldier's words and decisive action to escape for his life made Wei Wen look stupid.
He is the lord of a county, how dare he?
But Wei Wen is not stupid either.
There was only one situation in which the county soldier dared to be so disrespectful to him regardless of his superiority or inferiority.
What the county soldier just said is true!
But what did the Han army want?
Wei Wen, who was at a loss what to do, subconsciously walked out.
Just as Wei Wen walked out of the county government, he heard shouts of "Those who surrender will not be killed" resounded throughout the city.
These bursts of shouting completely dispelled the last trace of doubt in Wei Wen's heart.
In this world, only regular soldiers would shout these four words.
After confirming that the Han army had indeed invaded the city as the county soldier said just now, Wei Wen was so frightened that he had a cold war.
Seeing that the Han army had not yet reached the county government, Wei Wen then made a normal decision.
run!
Wei Wen turned around and rushed into the backyard of the county house at the fastest speed in his life. After finding his horse, Wei Wen didn't even have time to take his wife with him, so he just patted the horse and drove out of the backyard of the county house, heading in the direction of Haihun.
Run for your life.
The news of the Han army's invasion must be sent back to the court as soon as possible.
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Led by some surrendered county soldiers, Ding Feng quickly led his troops to the county government in the city.
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! Unfortunately, Ding Feng came a step too late.
By the time he led his army to the county government, Wei Wen had already disappeared.
Seeing that Wei Wen could not be caught, Ding Feng had a look of regret on his face.
Soon after, Shamoko came to Ding Feng with a happy face.
Shamoko's joy was in sharp contrast to the regretful look on Ding Feng's face.
Shamoko saw that Ai County had been captured, but Ding Feng was not very happy. He couldn't help but asked curiously:
"Our army captured Ai County in just one day. General Ding should be happy. Why is he distressed?"
Seeing the well-developed limbs and simple-minded Shamoko, who at this time did not know the consequences of Wei Wen's escape, Ding Feng could only explain:
"Ai County has been at peace for a long time, the security is relaxed, and there are no regular soldiers in the city. It is not difficult for our army to capture Ai County by surprise.
Keyai County is still hundreds of miles away from Chaisang, and there are several cities on the way.
Now that Ai County Magistrate Wei Wen is on the run, I expect that he will carry a seal with him. With the seal on his body, Wei Wen can spread the news of our army's invasion in an instant throughout Yuzhang County and even back to Jianye in the shortest time."
"Although the enemy reinforcements in Jianye will not arrive so quickly, no matter how empty the troops in Yuzhang County are, there will still be thousands of regular soldiers stationed on a daily basis.
When the enemy's Yuzhang governor learned the news, it was a good thing that he could not guess the purpose of our army.
If once he guesses that our army's real target is Chaisang, he will transfer thousands of elite soldiers in the county to Haihun to garrison, and then order the counties on the way from Ai County to Haihun to close their doors and clear the country, then our army will
That would be troublesome."
After following Mi Yang for many years, Ding Feng's military strategy has been greatly improved.
He knows his own side and is, after all, an amazing force.
What Qi Bing fears most is strong walls and clear fields.
What's more important is that our own strength is only a few thousand.
We cannot imagine that all enemies are as incompetent as Wei Wen.
As long as the governor of Yuzhang in Soochow is a slightly talented person, after learning that his side only has a few thousand troops, he will naturally think of the strategy of strengthening the wall and clearing the country.
After all, with thousands of troops, there is no way to divide the troops to block Haihun and send troops to attack Chaisang County at the same time.
Originally, Ding Feng wanted to capture Wei Wen as quickly as possible so that he would not be able to escape with the seal and report the news.
Although many county soldiers escaped during today's capture of the city, they may also flee to various counties to report the news.
But how can the words of a county leader be trusted even though they are just words from county soldiers?
The information provided by Wei Wen can be directly transmitted to the ears of the Yuzhang Prefect of Soochow without verification, or it can also directly allow the Yuzhang Prefect to issue orders decisively.
As for the words of ordinary county soldiers, even if some people are willing to believe them, they have to verify them carefully no matter what.
The verification period was enough for Ding Feng to do many things.
What a pity, what a pity!
The more Ding Feng thought about it, the darker the regret on his face became.
While feeling regretful, Ding Feng also looked at Shamoko with some strange eyes.
Ding Feng would be like this because he deceived Samoko before blaming him.
"Didn't you say there are at least 10,000 reinforcements?"
When Shamoko boasted about Haikou in front of Ding Feng, although Ding Feng had a lot of disbelief in his heart, he also had a lot of expectations.
Ding Feng felt that no matter how unreliable Samoko was, there was no way he would joke about such a thing.
Even if it is an exaggeration, it is not unacceptable to Ding Feng.
But what Ding Feng didn't expect was that after several days of dispatching troops, he didn't even see a single reinforcement, let alone more than 10,000 reinforcements!
It's really too much.
At present, he only has 5,000 elite soldiers from his own army and 3,000 barbarians from Samoko.
Five thousand plus three thousand equals eight thousand. Where does the over ten thousand come from? Where does the tens of thousands come from?
The more he thought about it, the angrier he became, and Ding Feng's eyes became sharp as he looked at Shamoko.
Ding Feng's sharp gaze made Samoko couldn't help but pick his head.
Samoko is also very strange.
"It's been a while since the letter was sent, why hasn't there been any movement from Peng Qi?"
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Why hasn't there been any movement from Peng Qi?
That's because Peng Qi had no intention of sending troops alone.
A few days ago, Peng Qi specially summoned many Shanyue sect commanders to join him in sending troops, and under his persuasion, many Shanyue sect commanders also agreed to this matter.
That day all the commanders of the Shanyue clan left and went back to gather their troops.
After the banquet that day, one after another the commander-in-chief of Shanyue Zong and his son-in-law came to meet Peng Qi on the mountain outside Jianchang City.
As time went by, more and more Yamagotsu sect commanders came with troops, and the mountain soon could not accommodate so many people.
So Peng Qi was delighted with her growing strength, and at the same time asked all her troops to gather at the foot of the mountain.
Not far from the foot of the mountain in Jianchang, there is a vast flat land.
But when the soldiers and horses from all the mountains and rivers sect commanders poured into the flat land, the originally large flat land suddenly became crowded.
Peng Qi is the nominal leader of the Shanyue Alliance, and he has the power to count the number of people in each department.
But when Peng Qi stood on the high mountain and looked at the crowded tents below, he couldn't help laughing happily.
In such a situation, why do we need to order troops?
At a glance, there were at least tens of thousands of mountain soldiers at the foot of the mountain!
Seeing that the number of Shanyue soldiers had reached her inner expectations, Peng Qi felt infinite pride in her heart.
With so many sons and daughters helping to unify the Han army, how could his name Peng Qi not be included in the history books of later generations?
Stirred by her inner pride, Peng Qi issued the order for the entire army to set off.
When Peng Qi's order reached the bottom of the mountain, tens of thousands of Shanyue soldiers couldn't help but cheer together.
They were so restless and restless that they had long been waiting impatiently at the foot of the mountain.
Now that they have received the order to attack, what are they waiting for?
After cheering, tens of thousands of mountain soldiers pressed toward Jianchang City dozens of miles away like a tide.
Chief Jianchang had just received orders from the prefect Quan Cong.
From Quan Cong's order, Chief Jianchang learned the news of the Han army's invasion.
This news was enough to shock him.
But before Jianchang Changmingren could clear the country, a piece of even more shocking news reached him.
"What?
Tens of thousands of mountain-crossing bandits are coming towards our city?"
Chief Jianchang was immediately shocked by the news and jumped up.
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! And after learning that the banner of tens of thousands of bandits was in response to the Han army and was led by Peng Qi, Chief Jianchang was so shocked that he fell
He sat on the ground.
Anyone with a discerning eye can see that after the Han army captured Ai County, its next target was Jianchang County.
We learned from the intelligence that the number of Han troops was only a few thousand, and that thousands of enemy troops were on the wall and clearing the country. Although we can’t say that they will be able to hold on, there is always no problem in delaying it for a while.
But the problem is that there are now tens of thousands of mountain bandits responding to the Han army.
Then after the Han army joins forces with tens of thousands of bandits, will he still face only a few thousand troops?
Jianchang is a small town, and the mayor of Jianchang knew very well that he did not have the talent of Lu Xun.
The self-aware Chief Jianchang quickly made a decision - to abandon the city and flee!
Even if Chief Jianchang knew, he would probably be punished for his escape.
It is better to punish those who can be punished than to die in vain.
By escaping, Chief Jianchang undoubtedly gave the city of Jianchang to Peng Qi in vain.
When Peng Qi led his army to the outside of Jianchang City, he accepted the gift as a matter of course.
And is it just Jianchang City?
In October of the sixth year of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, General Ding Feng and General Shamoke, who defended the Han Dynasty, were ordered by Mi Yang to join forces and attack Ai County from Changsha County. This opened the door to Yuzhang.
In the same month, Peng Qi used the excuse of receiving Mi Yang's secret order and launched the slogan "Follow the king's army and expel Wu Ni" and called on tens of thousands of tribesmen to attack Jianchang City. Jianchang Chang abandoned the city and fled.
It was also in the same month, when these two news spread at the same time:
The four counties of Jiancheng, Yichun, Xingan, and Pingdu in Yuzhang County all surrendered without a fight!
At this point, Yuzhang collapsed and Jiangdong was shaken!
What the previous generation of Jingzhou troops failed to do, this generation has done.