Chapter 138: Sun Jiao on the Epidemic (A Chapter for the Trumpets of the Summer Ghosts)

Sun Jiaozi Shulang is Sun Jian's nephew and Sun Quan's cousin.

Like his second brother who likes to teach soldiers to read, Sun Jiao is a Confucian general.

He attaches great importance to his reputation, and has a very good relationship with Zhuge Jin, and deliberately grabbed the people on Cao Wei's side and let them go, which really accumulated a good reputation for himself.

Later, he merged Sun Yu and Huang Gai's tribes, further expanded his territory, and also obtained the important position of governor of Xiakou.

Jiangxia County was divided into two by the Yangtze River, with Sun Jiao stationed in Xiakou to the south and Cao Wei's old Jiangxia Taishou Wenpin to the north.

Sun Jiao knew that although his reputation was quite high, his ability to fight and fight was far inferior to that of Wenpin.

Therefore, when he was garrisoning Xiakou, he tried his best to mobilize all the resources he could mobilize to strengthen the city defense of Xiakou.

This Xiakou City is run by him like an iron barrel, and there are all kinds of sasswood, bed crossbows, bows and arrows, swords, grain and grass.

There are thousands of troops to attack, and there is no year, and they don't want to break the city!

That's what Sun Jiao thought at the time.

And now, he's really experienced it, too......

You said that when I was repairing the city, why didn't I think of digging two more tunnels into the city?

Why do you have to store so many defense equipment in it?

Could it be that Wen Ping still has the courage to call?

However, it is useless to say anything now.

Zhuge Qiao and Ju Fu, the two wilted guys, have been fighting with Sun Jiao here, and they are trying their best to see if they can cheat some more grain and grass from the officials of Eastern Wu who don't know the truth.

Jiangdong had to go through Xiakou to transport grain to the front, and Zhuge Qiao used his knowledge of the Wu army to intercept most of the grain.

If Zhuge Qiao hadn't transported nearly 10,000 pieces of corn to Xiakou before, some of which were intercepted by Sun Jiao in Chuyang, Sun Jiao's situation would be even more difficult now.

"What to do, what to do?

Ziyu, what should I do now? โ€

Sun Jiao was anxious like an ant on a hot pot, but fortunately, Sun Quan knew that although his cousin had a good reputation, he had average skills, so he specially sent him a very good think tank.

It is Yi, the word Ziyu, a native of Beihai, who has just been awarded the title of Captain of Loyalty by Sun Quan.

After avoiding Jiangdong, Yi has been working under Sun Quan, and has managed all kinds of confidential documents in an orderly manner.

Now he is entrusted by Sun Quan to be in charge of military aircraft and civil affairs, and he is very used by Sun Quan.

This old man in his sixties was a loyal promoter of the attack on Guan Yu.

It's just that he never expected that the twelve-year-old Liu Chanqifeng stood out.

Now that Guan Yu has not been defeated, Wu Jun has to fight for his own survival.

However, Shi Yi didn't panic too much.

Hearing Sun Jiao ask, he casually held his hair crown and said with a smile:

"It's not difficult.

Zhuge Qiao occupies Xiakou, all with his blood and bravery.

Although he went out, he was the son of Zhuge Ziyu after all,

When Zhuge Ziyu noticed something was wrong and returned to Xiakou, our army naturally won a complete victory. โ€

"Is it really that easy?"

Sun Jiao has a very good relationship with Zhuge Jin, and he can be regarded as watching Zhuge Qiao grow up.

He never expected that Zhuge Jin's son would now become his fierce rival, and he felt a little emotional in his heart.

Shi Yi shook his head, shook his head slightly, and said softly:

"If Zhuge Qiao knew that the reinforcements would not arrive for a long time, Zhuge Ziyu would rush back, and under the heavy pressure, he would definitely not be able to resist."

"But Liu Chan's use of troops has changed a lot, since he sent Zhuge Qiao to occupy Xiakou, he must have made a move.

I expect that Zhuge Ziyu's attack on the mouth of the oil river will be in vain, and the general must be careful now that Liu Chan comes to help. โ€

Although Sun Jiao still didn't believe that a twelve-year-old boy would have such a calculation,

But now the high-level officials of Soochow already know all kinds of things that Liu Chan and Lu Meng have teased their wisdom, and they don't dare to underestimate this young man.

His heart sank, and he said:

"Please also ask Ziyu to teach me."

Shi Yi nodded, and his expression returned to ease:

"If Liu Chan comes, he will go to the summer water,

The general should personally sit in Chuyang and block the summer water.

Oh, if you defeat Liu Chan head-on, it is better to hold the head of the general under Liu Chan to Xiakou City. โ€

"At that time, Zhuge Qiao knew that the rescue troops would not come, and our army would be surrounded, and this Xiakou would be an iron wall, and it would be absolutely useless."

Sun Jiao pondered less and nodded seriously:

"Ziyu is right, I'll send someone to block Chuyang, I don't believe that Liu Chan has any ability to ...... on the water cough cough cough cough ......"

Sun Jiao said that he was excited, and suddenly began to cough continuously, and the splash of saliva sprayed all over his face.

He hurriedly apologized, Shi Yi signaled that there was nothing to do, and when he saw Sun Jiao coughing with a weak look, he said with concern:

"Uncle Lang, this is this?"

"It's okay, I think I was infected with wind chill before, it doesn't matter."

Sun Jiao coughed lightly a few more times, but he immediately stood up and jumped lightly a few times to signal that it was okay.

Seeing that Sun Jiao didn't think so, he was still worried:

"Uncle Lang, don't be careless.

How about I seek a military medicine practitioner to diagnose and treat you? โ€

Sun Jiao smiled:

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Years ago, the plague broke out, and there were countless deaths and injuries.

Cao Zijian once wrote "Speaking of Epidemic Qi", saying that the people who got sick were all 'the sons of brown weeds, and the ears of the people in the Jing room'.

How can we be gentlemen suffering from this epidemic? โ€

Did Yixin say that you didn't raise the bar, although Cao Zhi said that it was good, but didn't people like Sima Lang, Chen Lin, and Liu Zhen also hang up that year?

Even Lu Zijing unfortunately passed away that year.

Aren't these people gentlemen?

He also wanted to persuade again, but Sun Jiao suddenly remembered something and asked someone to hurry up and go to the ship to retrieve a very delicate wooden box.

He solemnly held the wooden box in front of Shiyi, slowly opened it, and slowly took out a few pieces of yellow paper with strange symbols drawn from it, and stuffed them into Shiyi's hand.

Shi Yi looked confused, not knowing what Sun Jiao was doing.

Sun Jiao Zhengse said:

"This is a talisman I asked from a warlock before I set out on the expedition, and it has the power to bring the dead back to life.

This talisman is extremely rare, I share it with Ziyu, and it must not be moved lightly unless it is absolutely necessary. โ€

In the Han Dynasty, the method of catching ghosts was popular, and it reached an unprecedented height in the Eastern Han Dynasty.

For example, Ge Hong believes that people are on the verge of death because "there are ghosts and gods in the midst of it, so they can also be helped by spells".

And Sun Simiao of the Tang Dynasty also listed talismans and forbidden spells as five first-aid methods alongside decoctions.

Although Shi Yi didn't believe it, he could only take it hard,

Seeing that Sun Jiao reverently pasted the charm in the cabin, he said in his heart that Sun Jiao didn't know how to read it.

He had read "Speaking of the Epidemic", but he didn't know that Cao Zhi thought that the epidemic was caused by the dislocation of yin and yang, and the way of hanging the talisman was very ridiculous.

However, Sun Jiao's body has always been quite strong, and he also sighed and let him go.

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In the next few days, Sun Jiao, according to Shiyi's deployment, began to relax the encirclement of Xiakou, and instead invested heavy troops in Chuyang, where Xia and Han water meet, preparing to meet Liu Chan.

Zhuge Qiao in Xiakou City noticed Sun Jiao's movements, and thought that the help of the prince was about to arrive, and his spirits were immediately lifted.

He sent Jufu to send troops, concentrated his forces to pursue Sun Jiao's rear team, and took advantage of the advantage of numbers to fight several small victories.

But Sun Jiao didn't have the slightest intention of turning back, he actually shrank the whole army to Chuyang, and waited for Liu Chan to come to the decisive battle.

But after waiting for a few days, Liu Chan still had no sign of sending troops, which surprised both Sun Jiao and Shiyi.

"Not here yet?"

"Back to the general, our army's exploration ships are about to sail to Jiangling, and we found that all the warships of Liu Chanjun's army are practicing, and there is no sign of assembling the Eastern Expedition."

The winter was getting colder, and the soldiers of the Wu army who were scouting along the river were shivering with cold, coughing and hanging their heads in frustration.

Sun Jiao coughed heavily, and said in his heart that this expedition, why is it so wrong in any battle-

They haven't heard from Zhuge Ziyu yet.

It stands to reason that Zhuge Jin should have broken through the mouth of the Youjiang River early, and now he is besieging Jiangling.

In this way, Sun Jiao can also withdraw the troops of Canyang and attack Canyang with all his might.

But until now, there is no trace of Zhuge Jin on the side of Jiangling.

Could it be that he found that Xiakou was outflanked and led his army back to Xiakou?

That's impossible, he will send tens of thousands of people back at most, how can the whole army run back.

After thinking about it, a terrifying answer slowly crept into Sun Jiao's heart.

Could it be that Zhuge Jin has not broken through the mouth of the oil river yet?

How is this possible?

And...... If Zhuge Jin was besieging the city, why did the Jiangling Navy still train for a long time, and did not mean to go south to rescue Youjiangkou.

Are they so confident that they think that the mouth of the oil river is impregnable?

No matter how rich Sun Jiao's imagination is, he would never have expected that Zhuge Jin's army would be beaten by Liu Chan under the city of Youjiangkou.

He was also forced to hand over his military rations and run away in a gloomy manner.

He frowned slightly, and said in his heart Zhuge Ziyu This is too useless.

Otherwise, I simply sent troops from Chuyang and took Xia Shui into the Yangtze River to support him in attacking the mouth of the Youjiang River.

"If you investigate and report again, you must not let go of all Liu Chan's movements."

"General," the soldier said with a wry smile,

"The epidemic is gradually rising in the army, and the water in the river is cold.

Our army patrolled along the river, and there were many frostbites, so please ask the general to ......"

"Presumptuous!" Sun Jiao was furious.

He coughed again and again, and said angrily:

"You are just a pawn, and you dare to talk back to the general!

Come on, cut me off! โ€

The little soldier was frightened, but fortunately Yi remained calm.

He hurriedly told the little soldier to get out of his way and dissuaded Sun Jiaodao:

"Why should Shu Lang be angry?

Now that the river wind is blowing and the epidemic is gradually rising, it is better to take a break in Chuyang and then make plans. โ€

"Ziyu!" Sun Jiao sighed, "I also know that the weather is cold these days.

But we are still feeling cold here, what should the Supreme do under Xiangyang City? โ€

"I patrolled the camp last night, and saw that although the grain and grass in the army were temporarily sufficient, it could not be attacked for a long time, and there were many complaints in the army, and I was worried that the grain and grass would be cut off."

"I thought that this was Liu Chan's real calculation-

How dare this son fight with our army on the river?

He deliberately made people cut off the summer mouth, and then prepared to use the cold winter to cut off the vitality of our army! โ€

I have to say that what Sun Jiao said also has some truth.

Shi Yi pondered for a moment, nodded and said:

"That, Shu Lang thinks it'......"

"Ziyu might as well bring more flags and be a suspicious soldier in Xiakou.

I personally led a large army to attack Jiangling, and Liu Chan was completely unprepared, and he was definitely captured by me! โ€

Shi Yi heard that Sun Jiao was actually going to fight Jiangling, so he hurriedly stopped:

"No, Liu Adou is like a god with soldiers,

If he had made up his mind to trap us and the others, Jiangling would now be impregnable, and he should not be taken lightly. โ€

"Then I think it's good!" Sun Jiao's tone was already a little anxious.

"The Supreme is counting on us to open up the back road and conquer Xiakou,

Now that Xia Kou is in a hurry, should I just sit here? โ€

His name was silent, and his tone softened a little:

"Ziyu, don't panic, I've fought all my life, and I naturally know it in my heart.

Now Zhuge Ziyu has no news, and nine times out of ten he has not captured the mouth of the oil river.

I led the main force into Xia Shui to deter Liu Chan.

When that little boy saw the arrival of our army, if he was willing to attack, it would naturally be the best;

If he refuses to attack, I will leave some parts of the army to pretend that the main force is still there, so that Liu Chan does not dare to move lightly.

And our army quickly moved south and went to the mouth of the oil river to support Zhuge Ziyu.

When the mouth of the oil river is broken and Jiangling is surrounded, this Zhuge Qiao has to surrender. โ€

Shi Yi pondered for a moment, and the idea of Xindao was okay, anyway, it was much stronger than sitting in the sun and blowing the wind.

This Zhuge Jin, an army of 40,000 can't move the small mouth of the oil river,

and this Liu Adou, why didn't he come to the rescue of Zhuge Qiao.

Does he have such confidence in Zhuge Qiao's defense of Xiakou?

Yi, who has a lot of life experience, subconsciously felt that something was wrong, and after hesitating for a long time, he finally sighed:

"Okay, but Shu Lang must be careful, if Liu Adou's army is dispatched, he must not fight, he must ......"

"I know, I know, I'm going."