The news of Yuan Shu's army was quickly conveyed to Jinling City by the school affairs office.
At that time, it was the end of the year.
At the end of the second year of Chuping, which was also the first month of the Renshen year of the third year of Chuping, Yuan Shu recruited his troops in Luyang County and took advantage of Sun Jian's death. Sun Ce returned to his hometown to appease his father's coffin and observe mourning.
His cousin Sun Bi, who was enshrined in the Sun family and temporarily led the army on behalf of Sun Ce, was appointed as the governor of Yuzhou. He took the opportunity to recruit Sun Jian's original team, plus the new soldiers Yuan Shu himself had recruited in Nanyang County and Runan County in recent years, raising an army of 100,000.
Head east towards Shouchun City and Jinling City.
According to Yuan Shu's plan before sending troops this time, he sent people to Yanzhou to provoke local nobles and celebrities while giving up his relationship with Cao Cao.
Before setting off for the expedition, Yuan Shu, with the help of Yan Xiang, first designed the plan for Yangzhou Governor Chen Wen in Shouchun.
Also included was his unlucky brother from the same clan, Shanyang Prefect Yuan Yi.
Yuan Shu first sent people to deliberately spread the news of his eastern expedition to Shanyang County.
Although Yuan Yi, the prefect of Shanyang, was Yuan Shu's cousin, he was close to Yuan Shao's faction. Yuan Shao had intended to make Yuan Yi the governor of Yangzhou in recent years, but due to the war with Gongsun Zan, there had been a stalemate.
Yuan Shu, who wanted to occupy Yangzhou, certainly couldn't let Yuan Shao and Yuan Yi succeed in their plans.
When he learned that Yuan Shu was advancing eastward, Yuan Yi immediately panicked. He was afraid that the land of Shouchun would be captured by Yuan Shu, and his power would become even greater. Therefore, Xingye led his troops and horses to Jiujiang County, hoping to support the governor of Yangzhou.
Chen Wen defended the enemy.
But who would have thought that these things were all in Yan Xiang's plan. He asked Yuan Shu to send General Lejiu and Li Feng to ambush Yuan Yi on his way to Jiujiang County, annihilating Yuan Yi and his men in one fell swoop, and weakening them.
head.
Poor brothers from the same clan ended up killing each other.
After getting rid of the thorn in Yuan Yi's side, Yuan Shu, on the other hand, sent the heroic general Ji Ling to cooperate with Sun Bi, Cheng Pu, Huang Gai and others to conquer Shouchun City in one fell swoop, and secretly executed Chen Wen, the governor of Yangzhou. He declared to the outside world
It was Yuan Yi and Chen Wen who were at odds with each other, and he came to rescue them.
To conceal the truth, Yuan Shu's move really made everyone in the world blind.
But although people in the world are not blind, they are not guilty of angering Chen Wen and Yuan Yi.
So, what to do?
Everyone just pretends to be blind.
At this point, Yuan Shu has completely occupied Nanyang County, Runan County, Yingchuan County, Jiujiang County, Lujiang County and other places, and has completely consolidated his power on both sides of the Huainan River.
In the next step, his target turned to the location of Danyang County.
The battle in the southeast is about to break out.
After the news reached Jinling City, the whole city was shocked.
Tao Shang was already prepared for Yuan Shu to invade him, but he did not expect that it would come so quickly.
Historically, Yuan Shu's battle to expand his strength and invade his neighbors should actually have been fought between him and Cao Cao.
Of course, the ending was that Yuan Shu was beaten by Cao Cao until he peed his pants because of his arrogance and strategic mistakes.
But now, due to the butterfly effect, Yuan Shu's opponent in the war to expand his power has changed from Cao Cao to himself, and in terms of time, it seems to have come earlier than it happened in history.
The wheel of history has begun to deviate slightly.
But no matter what, the matter is before us, and we have to find a way to solve it.
When soldiers come, the water will be blocked and the earth will cover it. Cao Cao was able to beat Yuan Shu until he wet his pants at this time in history. The pottery merchant felt that he could do the same.
Peeing his pants was too childish, so he decided to beat the shit out of Yuan Shu.
The pottery merchant hurriedly convened an emergency military meeting to gather everyone and discuss how to resist Yuan Shu.
In the meeting hall, all the counselors and generals of Jinling City gathered together, quietly listening to the information brought back by Guo Jia.
At this moment, Guo Jia also put away his usual playful expression and showed a rare serious look.
Tao Shang was in a daze for a moment. Looking at Guo Jia who was so serious, he wondered if this kid had drunk too much last night.
Guo Jia said sternly to everyone: "Yuan Shu's army is currently stationed in Shouchun. It is arranging its troops and gathering warships. The one hundred thousand army even includes the old soldiers of Sun Jian, the former Jiangdong Tiger. Its power is not small. If we are here
If Jinling City fights against it, even if it wins, it will probably destroy Jinling City's countryside and shake people's livelihood. Therefore, where to defend the enemy is the top priority."
Upon hearing this, the pottery merchant immediately said: "Of course we cannot fight Yuan Shu in Jinling City. Jinling City is an important town and the core of Tao's Danyang County. Yuan Shu must be kept out of the boundaries of Jinling City...
Mr. Xiao, in your opinion, where should our army deploy its defenses to confront Yuan Shu?"
Guo Jia stood up from his seat and walked to the screen with pictures hanging in the hall. After watching it carefully for a long time, he suddenly pointed out his hand and said loudly: "If Yuan Shu comes from Shouchun, he must pass by Chaohu."
, In this way, Ruxukou is an important place to guard the throat of his troops, but there are no fortifications in Ruxukou. If we fight Yuan Shu at this place, we will be outnumbered and the enemy will be outnumbered, so it would be unwise."
Guo Jia's words instantly lit up a bright light in the potter's mind.
In the 17th year of Jian'an, Sun Quan moved his administrative office to Moling, renamed it Jianye, and built a stone city at Ruxukou, named Ruxuwu.
There were two large-scale battles with Cao Jun here, and both battles ended with Cao Jun's efforts in vain.
According to Guo Jia's words, he could indeed follow his method and build a fortress at Ruxukou to block the invading army from Huainan.
"How long will it take before Yuan Shu attacks Jinling City?" the pottery merchant asked Guo Jiadao in a deep voice.
Guo Jia counted on his fingers and then said: "Yuan Shu's army has just occupied Huainan. Shouchun needs him to come forward to tidy up the situation. One hundred thousand troops, prepare food and fodder, and march in full gear. It will take twenty days at the fastest to reach Chaohu."
Within a month.”
"That's enough!" The pottery merchant clapped his hands gently and said to Chen Deng: "Yuanlong, quickly summon the people and arrange craftsmen to build a fortress at Ruxukou to guard against Yuan Shu."
"No." Chen Deng knew that the matter was of great importance, so he hurriedly bowed and said yes, and then hurried to arrange the matter.
"Xu Chu, Xu Huang, Xu Rong, and Tao Ji, organize all the soldiers and horses in Jinling City and go to Ruxukou to set up defenses."
The four generals stood up respectively, raised their hands together and said: "Promise!"
The pottery merchant turned to look at Han Hao again and said: "Yuan Si, I will lead the troops to Ruxukou to fight against Yuan Shu. The supply of grain and grass in the rear and the safety of the defense of Jinling City will be fully entrusted to you... Zhang Zhao, Zhang Hong,
Chen Qun and Sima Lang are both talented in politics, but not good at military planning. Only you can take on the important task of guarding for me. After I leave, everything in Jinling City will be decided by you, whether life or death, it is all yours.
From."
Since Han Hao met the pottery merchant, he has never seen him talk to him so seriously. He also knows in his heart that this is the biggest difficulty Jinling City has encountered since its reform. This battle not only concerns Jinling City
His life and death is also related to Jinling City's future position in the world.
Han Hao straightened his expression, bowed to the pottery merchant and said solemnly: "As long as Han Hao is here, Jinling is here, so you can rest assured."
The pottery merchant sighed, reached out and patted the pottery merchant's shoulder, and said: "You say that, and I'm even more worried... Han Hao is gone, but Jinling City will be here too! Your answer makes me very dissatisfied.
"
When Han Hao heard this, his face suddenly turned dark.
I really misjudged him. I finally thought he was serious for once, but it turned out he was still like this!
If I am no longer here, Jinling City will still be here?
What do I owe you?
Why did I sell it to you?
Han Hao snorted unhappily and said: "Han's whole family is dead, but we still want to keep the city of Jinling intact. Mr. Tao Mansion, are you satisfied with this answer?"
The potter still shook his head: "Not satisfied."
Han Hao was a little anxious after hearing this.
This is too bullying.
"Tell me, Mr. Fu, what do you want Hao to do? Are you satisfied? Do I have to swear on my ancestors of the Han family?"
The pottery merchant straightened his expression and said seriously to Han Hao: "If Jinling City is here, Han Hao must be there, and of course, your whole family must be here! No one is allowed to be without you, do you understand what I mean?...Of course
It doesn’t matter if your ancestors are here or not, they are gone anyway.”
Han Hao was stunned when he heard this and looked at the pottery merchant intently. His lips were trembling for some reason and his eyes were a little moist.
After a long while, I heard Han Hao give a deep bow to the pottery merchant and agreed with enthusiasm.
"Han Hao swears here that he will fulfill your wishes."
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In later generations, Ruxukou refers to the water mouth between Ruxu Mountain and Qibao Mountain. Ruxu Mountain is located in Dongguan Town, Hanshan County today, with a pass along the river called Dongguan. Qibao Mountain is located in Huanglong Township, Wuwei County, near the river.
Let the pass be called Xiguan.
The two mountains are facing each other, and the situation is dangerous. It is the outlet of Chaohu Lake. Ruxukou flows out of Ruxukou to the mouth of Huangluo River and flows south. It passes through today's Cangtou Town and reaches Makou Gate and enters the Makou River between Shang and Xiajiulianwei.
It enters the Yangtze River at the mouth of Shentang River.
It can be said that Ruxukou is located near Chaohu Lake and is connected to mountains, plains, and waterways. It can be used for both fierce battles by the army and decisive victories by the navy.
Once Yuan Shu passes Ruxukou, he can cross the Yangtze River and approach Jinling City.
After the army of pottery merchants arrived, they cooperated with the army and the people and quickly built a stone fortress here with stones and close to the mountains and rivers to resist foreign invaders.
Although Yuan Shu had many soldiers and horses, most of them were newly recruited soldiers and their combat effectiveness was not very strong. However, Tao Shang's 40,000 troops and horses were all bandits and officers who had been on the battlefield in the past. Compared with their combat effectiveness, they should be inferior.
Far above Yuan Shujun.
But the potter's army had a shortcoming.
Although Danyang County has some warships left by Zhou Xin, it does not have a decent navy. Although Yuan Shu's navy is not very powerful, it has many warships, especially after he captured Shouchun.
Afterwards, he obtained a large number of warships at Liyang's shipyard. These warships were enough for him to expand a large navy. This is what the pottery merchant is most worried about now.
Once the land battle failed and Yuan Shu organized his troops to divert their troops and march southward along the Yangtze River, the pottery merchant would have no power to stop him from advancing on Jinling City.