Tao Ying's words seemed to bring back some memories of the pottery merchant.
Tao Ying may not be very capable in other areas, but he seems to have a strong talent in dealing with barbarians and other tribes.
After Tao Shang pacified Yuzhang County, he appointed Tao Ying as Fuyi Zhonglang General, responsible for establishing friendly relations with the Baiyue tribes.
Perhaps because of his simple thoughts, Tao Ying has always done a very good job in this regard. With his full cooperation with Lu Dai, Yan Hu, Liu Yao and others, the Baiyue tribes in the south have hardly given any sacrifices for so many years.
What trouble did the potter cause?
Tao Ying even got married to Baiyue and found a "majestic" daughter-in-law like Hua'er. He set an example and took a powerful and solid step towards the national integration of all China.
Looking at history, this step will be of extremely great significance, whether it is promoting the common prosperity of all ethnic groups in China or changing the aesthetics of the world.
"My second brother's advice makes sense, so among the various tribes in Jingnan, which ones can we use?"
As soon as he said this, Tao Ying was a little stunned.
Although he has gained a lot of skills over the years, at his core, he is still the ignorant, ignorant person he was back then.
If this came to a specific point, he wouldn't be able to do it.
He scratched his head and turned to look at Lu Dai beside him without knowing why.
Lu Dai seemed to have been used to it for a long time. He shook his head helplessly, stood up and saluted the pottery merchant and said: "Prime Minister, in the south of Jingzhou, Wuling County has the largest number of barbarians. In recent years, there have been five barbarians in Wuling.
Ximan King Samoko has been in the spotlight in recent years, and is called King Hu by the locals. This man is extremely brave, and his bravery has shocked the land of Jingnan, which is very impressive."
"Shamoko...it turns out to be him." The pottery merchant nodded suddenly and asked, "Will this person submit to our army?"
Lu Dai thought for a while and said: "To be honest, I don't know this very well. Although I have heard of this person's reputation, I have lived in Yuzhang for a long time and have had little contact with the Wuling barbarians... I just heard that
This Samoko has an extremely bad temper, his face is bloody, his blue eyes are protruding like a caltrop bone, and he has two bows at his belt. He is quite ferocious in his behavior. It is really hard to say that he is such a ferocious man."
The pottery merchant thought about it seriously and said: "But no matter what, this method still has to be used. If Shamo Ke is willing to support us in Wuling, then we can borrow the military supplies and troops of Wuling Man to use it."
Shorten the route to capture Jingnan, and in this way, after we capture Jingnan, we can gain a foothold in Jingnan more quickly. As long as we have a stable foothold, Liu Bei and Pang Tong's plans will all be lost."
Guo Jia stood up and said: "In this case, we have to divide our troops into two groups. The main force will attack the generals from the front and confront Liu Bei. There will also be a partial force to go to Jiangxia to capture Jingnan."
After finishing speaking, Guo Jia bowed to the pottery merchant and said: "Guo is not talented, but he is willing to take up the important task of leading the partial army and share the worries of the prime minister."
"No, you stay here." The pottery merchant said decisively.
"Oh?" Guo Jia was stunned when he heard this.
"Zhao Yun is in charge as the general, Guo Jia is in the army, and my old father is in charge of the frontline affairs of the governor of Xuchang. My second brother and I will lead the navy to Jiangxia and attack the southern part of Jingzhou from the flank." After planning for a long time, Tao Shang gave the order to everyone.
"The Prime Minister personally led the naval force to Jingnan..." Chen Deng stood up, cupped his hands and said, "If this is the case, then Deng will go with the Prime Minister."
The pottery merchant waved his hand and said: "There is one more important thing for you to do. Yuanlong, you and my brother Ziyi will lead a few generals who are good at fighting to Wancheng and watch the movements of Wuguan closely.
The matter is of great importance, I have arranged it this way, I guess you understand my intention, right?"
Chen Deng naturally understood that Tao Shang was worried that Cao Cao would send troops from Wuguan to secretly attack the Central Plains when the war in Jingzhou was at a stalemate, so he asked himself to act as a backup in Wancheng to carefully guard against Cao Cao.
Chen Deng naturally understood the difficulty and importance of this task, and obviously he could not refuse it.
Chen Deng immediately bowed to the pottery merchant and accepted the order.
The pottery merchant looked back and forth at the crowd, and then said: "When Zhao Yun and Guo Jia are fighting Liu Bei on the front line, they should not attack by force. They should delay the attack for a while and report the movements in Jiangling City to me at any time."
"promise!"
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A few days later, the pottery merchants gathered the naval forces from Jinling and Jingzhou and headed straight down the river from Xiangyang City towards Jiangxia County.
Zhuge Liang, Sima Yi, Lu Su, and a group of naval generals from the south of the Yangtze River, who had been coordinating Jinling City and Nanchang City in the south recently, were traveling with him.
After years of development, the Yangzhou navy is now the largest navy in the world, with nearly 10,000 large and small warships. Its power can be said to be strong.
After the navy arrived in Jiangxia County, Zhuge Liang immediately introduced Cui Jun and Meng Jian to the pottery merchants who had surrendered in the Battle of Jiangxia.
Today's situation is different from that in history. Zhuge Liang went to Jingzhou when he was a boy and was stopped by a pottery merchant, which caused history to deviate...
Therefore, Kong Ming of this era was not friends with the talents of Jingzhou.
But this does not prevent them from admiring each other.
The talented men in Jingzhou are all smart people. Originally, they were recommended by Pang Tong just for the sake of Pang Degong's face. They were just temporarily observing the situation under his command. No one would seriously sacrifice their lives for him. Following Liu Bei was just a temporary measure.
And these people knew it well. After all, the pottery merchant had an excellent reputation in the world, and Jingzhou's talented people did not think that he would kill people like them just because they had followed Liu Bei.
Today, time and people are all on the potter's side.
When Jiangxia County fell, these people followed the general trend and turned directly to the pottery merchants.
Under the guidance of Zhuge Liang, Meng Jian and Cui Jun met the pottery merchant and informed him of his name.
Tao Shang looked at the two of them with a smile, nodded with satisfaction and said: "The two gentlemen are willing to come and submit, which can be said to be the most sensible thing. Now the general trend of the world is that the emperor of Han Dynasty has returned to the Ming Dynasty. Liu Bei supported the puppet emperor and established the
The false dynasty will surely perish sooner or later."
Meng and Cui didn't seem to take the pottery merchant's naked bragging seriously. They were very aware of current affairs and bowed their hands to the pottery merchant.
"I heard that there is a great sage Sima Hui in Jingzhou. I don't know where he is now. Can I meet him?"
Cui Jun cupped his hands and said: "Mr. Shui Jing has been hiding from the world all year round and enjoys being in the mountains and fields. He rarely interacts with people who are in official positions. This is Mr. Shui Jing's habit and I'm afraid it won't be easy to change."
The potter smiled slightly and said: "Oh, it's a pity. The only people who know the talents of Jingzhou students are Mr. Pang Degong and Mr. Shui Jing. If Mr. Shui Jing can give some advice and recommend a few talents, it may be beneficial to Tao's future.
The strategy of pacifying Jingnan will be of great help."
After hearing this, Meng Jian was surprised: "The prime minister came to Jiangxia to attack Jingnan?"
"Yes, since you have come to Tao's tent, I will not hide it from you. This time I go to Jingnan, I want to unite with the barbarian king Samoko, but I just need someone who is familiar with the Wuling barbarians to try. This person I
I would like to ask Mr. Shui Jing to recommend it to me."