Chapter 765 Quan Congs Hands Shaking Birthday Gift
In just half a month, the Han army captured most of the territory of Yuzhang County almost without a fight.
Of the nine counties in Yuzhang, apart from those that surrendered and remained neutral, only three counties were finally in the hands of the prefect of Yuzhang, Quan Cong.
How could such news not make Quan Cong panic?
Looking at the latest military information sent to him, Quan Cong's face was filled with shock.
"It's enough for the Han army to attack.
Why do those Shanyue sect commanders submit to the Han army?"
After being shocked, boundless anger appeared in Quan Cong's chest.
Quan Cong angrily threw the military information in his hand to the ground and continued to curse angrily:
"Betray the country, traitor, evil thief!"
The people Quan Cong was scolding were those commander-in-chief of the Shanyue clan who greeted the Han army with slogans.
For Quan Cong, although the sudden invasion of the Han army was beyond his expectation at first, he later calmed down and realized that it was not unacceptable.
After all, since the day Sun Quan became emperor, the relationship between the Han Dynasty and Soochow has been incompatible, and it is common sense for Mi Yang to use extraordinary troops to solve Jingzhou's predicament.
But what Quan Cong couldn't accept was that at the critical moment when the Han army invaded Yuzhang County, tens of thousands of mountain Vietnamese soldiers suddenly responded in large numbers.
Although for hundreds of years, Shanyue in Jiangdong has always been at odds with the government and army.
But after all, Shankoshi is also a part of Jiangdong. How can they help foreign enemies invade their own land?
Such behavior is difficult to accept in today's world with strong rural values.
In addition, Quan Cong was an important minister of the Eastern Wu Dynasty, and he knew very well why even though there were many famous generals in Jiangdong for many years, they were unable to completely quell the Shanyue Rebellion.
It's not because of how powerful the Shanyue soldiers are, nor because those famous generals have empty reputations.
The real reason is that many of the Yamagotsu clan commanders have inexplicable relationships with aristocratic families in Jiangdong.
There are even some members of the Shanyue tribe who are secretly controlled by some of the descendants of the Jiangdong clan.
It can be said that Shan Yue is Wu Jun's biggest internal threat on the surface, and the two are equally powerful.
But secretly Shanyue and Wu Jun had many interests involved.
Take Quan Cong's own family as an example. His family has good business relationships with many Shanyue clan commanders.
Are those Commander-in-Chief Shanyue Zong who followed Peng Qi in raising troops crazy?
How could Quan Cong not be angry when he felt betrayed by "one of his own".
When Quan Cong was angrily scolding Peng Qi and others, a general in the hall bent down to pick up the military information that Quan Cong had just thrown on the ground.
This Wu general was named Zhu Ju, who came from the Zhu family in Wu County and was Zhu Huan's cousin.
Because of his family background, Zhu Ju became famous in Jiangdong when he was young.
Later, as the first generation of Soochow's famous generals came to an end one after another, Sun Quan, who was deeply aware of the lack of talents, discovered Zhu Ju's talent by chance.
In order to train Zhu Ju, Sun Quan appointed Zhu Ju as a partial general and studied military affairs under Quan Cong.
Zhu Ju, like Quan Cong, was very angry about the tens of thousands of Shanyue soldiers responding to the Han army.
But Zhu Ju was valued by Sun Quan, and he had some advantages. At least he was calmer than Quan Cong at the moment.
Looking at Quan Cong, whose face was full of anger, Zhu Ju sighed deeply.
Quan Cong was known for his submissive character in both the government and the public. In the past, Zhu Ju had rarely seen Quan Cong lose his temper and curse.
But today...
This shows how deeply Quan Cong was hit today.
After Zhu Ju organized his thoughts, he spoke to Quan Cong:
"Your Majesty, the matter has come to this, and it is of no use to the country to be angry.
The ruler of the mansion is responsible for guarding the territory, so he should come up with a strategy to retreat from the enemy as soon as possible."
After hearing Zhu Ju's persuasion, the anger on Quan Cong's face gradually disappeared, but then there was a bitter smile on Quan Cong's face.
Retreat the enemy?
Why didn't he think about it?
When Wei Wen learned from Wei Wen's mouth that thousands of Han troops were invading, he almost immediately came up with a strategy to strengthen the walls and clear the country.
According to his initial assumptions, as long as the strategy of strengthening the walls and clearing the country could be implemented, the thousands of Han troops who were guest troops would definitely not be able to continue to cause trouble in Yuzhang County.
And when Jianye sent reinforcements, he could defeat the thousands of Han troops.
It's a pity that man's calculation is not as good as God's calculation.
If there were only a few thousand Han troops in Yuzhang County, the situation would not be too bad.
But after tens of thousands of Shanyue soldiers responded to the Han army, the situation in Yuzhang suddenly reached the most dangerous edge.
Apart from other things, five counties in Yuzhang County have fallen into the hands of the Han army.
The Han army controlled more counties than he, the prefect of Yuzhang, did. In this way, could the Han army still be considered a guest of the guest army?
The strategy of strengthening the walls and clearing the country has been completely broken.
When he thought of this, Quan Cong felt confused and confused.
Quan Cong subconsciously looked at Zhu Ju and asked him:
"Zifan, do you have any clever ideas?"
Zhu Ju didn't expect that he was the one who asked Quan Cong, but now Quan Cong would ask him in turn.
Fortunately, Zhu Ju did have some opinions in his mind.
"Based on the evidence, the Han army's goal is Chaisang."
This is not difficult to judge from the march route of the Han army.
Zhu Ju's judgment immediately made Quan Cong look stern.
Just now, Quan Cong was only focused on his anger and almost ignored this crucial point.
Chaisang is not only the administrative seat of Yuzhang, but also a city that is crucial to the fate of the country from a national perspective.
Such an important city cannot tolerate any loss.
Quan Cong knew that even if the entire territory of Yuzhang was lost, as long as he could defend Chaisang, it would be a meritorious service.
Otherwise, Sun Quan will eat him!
Quan Cong, who was shocked by the Han army's purpose and regained his senses, quickly continued to ask Zhu Judao:
"If you have any ideas, tell me quickly."
Quan Cong's eager look made Zhu Ju not hesitate at all.
"Given the current war situation, Fujun's previous strategy of strengthening the walls and clearing the country has become ineffective.
Once it has failed, the strategy should be changed in time.
Chai mulberry is more important than Yuzhang.
The Han army was assisted by tens of thousands of mountain and Vietnamese soldiers, and its momentum was so strong that it was difficult for ordinary county soldiers to resist.
It is thought that Fujun immediately ordered all the elite soldiers stationed in Haihun to be transferred to Chaisang.
Gather the strength of a county to defend the borders of the country!
If the Han army comes from afar, it will definitely not last long.
In addition, Chaisang is not far from Yong'an and Lujiang, so as long as the governor can wait until General Erlu arrives with reinforcements, there is still room for salvation."
The two generals Lu mentioned by Zhu Ju refer to Lu Dai and Lu Fan.
After hearing Zhu Ju's plan, Quan Cong didn't think too much.
Abandoning the entire county and guarding Chaisang exclusively requires a lot of courage to make such a decision.
Quan Cong does not lack such courage, and Quan Cong also believes that Da Wu cannot be saved unless this is the case.
So Quan Cong quickly summoned his subordinates and conveyed Zhu Ju's strategy into orders.
After the officials left, Quan Cong picked up his pen and wanted to write a memorial to Sun Quan.
In order to mobilize Lu Dai and Lu Fan's troops, Sun Quan's edict is the only way to mobilize them.
But Quan Cong was still unable to write.
Quan Cong shuddered when he thought of Sun Quan, who had become increasingly moody in recent years.
If he remembers correctly, it will be Sun Quan's birthday in a while.
Quan Cong's hands were shaking when he thought of the "birthday gift" he was about to give.
Your Majesty, you should be able to control yourself, right?