The southern expedition to Jiaozhi and the southernmost and vast Jiaozhou counties were included under his rule, as one of the routes for the eastward expedition to Jiangdong, which was his real strategic decision.

But now Han and Wu are still in an alliance to fight against Cao Wei, and the plan against the Jiangdong Sun family cannot be revealed in public, otherwise once the news of this matter leaks out, I am afraid that it will cause Sun Quan's anger, and if Sun Quan is attached to Cao Wei to deal with himself, it will not be beautiful.

Therefore, in the previous parliament, Guan Ping only emphasized that the purpose of taking Jiaozhou was to stabilize the rear, but he did not disclose the rest of the matter.

Thinking about things in his heart, Guan Ping slowly raised his head but looked at his staff member Liu Fengyang's chic appearance, with a leisurely smile on his face, and subconsciously said: "What? Is there anything else that is inconvenient for you to say in front of the generals, sir? ”

As soon as the words fell, Liu Feng's face was slightly stunned, but he still arched his hand and said: "The young general is wise!" ”

After that, he slowly said a trace of doubt buried in his heart, and said with a slightly tentative face: "The right people have a lot of mouths, and when they are worried that they will leak the news, they will leak the news if they speak out, so they came to consult the major general privately to decide to conquer several counties in Jiaozhou first to cut off the Shijia forces, is it to prepare for the conquest of Wu?" ”

"Oh?"

As soon as these words fell, Guan Ping looked back at him in surprise, and said half-loudly: "Mr. actually guessed it?" ”

"It's easy to hear!"

Liu Feng replied in a deep voice: "I remember the battle of Xiangfan a few years ago, when the governor of Wu, Lu Meng, crossed the river in white clothes and swept the Jingxiang counties, at that time, the young general had already destroyed Wu in order to enter the land south of the Yangtze River and rule the river with Cao Wei, divide the world equally, and then start the northern expedition again. ”

"Now that our army has been largely silent for two years, the major general pointed directly at Jiaozhou as soon as he used his troops, and he must not only be to avoid the threat of our army's rear, but also to have other plans!"

"Thinking about it, the only thing that deserves such a lot of trouble for the young general is the Jiangdong Sun family."

In a word.

Liu Feng showed a calm look on his face and said bluntly.

"Sir, it's really insightful."

Hearing this, Guan Ping suddenly laughed, then got up and praised him, his face was also filled with a trace of uncontrollable joy, and then said: "What Mr. said is very true, the original intention of the expedition to Jiaozhou was to target Jiangdong. ”

"If our army does not take the land of Jiaozhou, then when the Eastern Expedition is made, the only way to march is to go straight along Yunmengze or Dongting Lake along the route of Lukou and Wulin into the Yangtze River and go straight down."

"But this road to the east is not so easy, the scale of the Wu army's naval division is far stronger than our army, and the combat power of the naval army is also comparable to our army.

Saying this, Liu Feng gradually became more and more confused from the time he was awake at this moment, and then asked: "But if you take the land of Lingnan, can you alleviate this situation?" ”

"Sir, don't be suspicious."

Looking at his worried look, Guan Ping smiled and waved his hand to appease him, and then said: "Although the terrain in Lingnan is complicated, there are many poisonous insects and beasts in the territory, and most of the roads are isolated, if our army can take Lingnan, it can threaten the rear counties of the Sun clan in Jiangdong. ”

"The most important thing is that our army can drag down the river to hold a large number of the main forces of the Wu army, and then send foot soldiers to march along the relatively flat areas such as Cangwu and the South China Sea to march into the area of Huizhi and Wu County, so that the Wu army will fall into a situation where they cannot take care of each other."

As soon as he spoke, Guan Ping slowly talked about his ideas and plans.

That's it!

Liu Fengsui didn't ask any more questions, and said: "Once you have understood the plan of the young general, you must do your best to plan for the general in this battle to do your best." ”

……

In the second year of Han Zhangwu, late July.

Before the news of the death of Liu Bei, the son of the Han Dynasty, reached Jingxiang Prefecture, Guan Ping had already set up a large Jingzhou army to garrison the border of Guiyang and Lingling, in order to conquer Jiaozhou in the south.

The southern expedition was different from the past, so as not to be robbed by Cao Wei and Jiangdong, and Guan Ping mobilized the troops of Changsha Yiyang, Luoxian and the Wuxi barbarians who moved to live outside the city of Linxiang in Wuling, totaling more than 20,000 people.

As for the northern line of Jingxiang, Guan Ping made an exception for Deng Ai and temporarily appointed him to fight in Jingbei, and the governors Kou Feng and Zhao Zhong would be stationed on the front line of Hanshui to guard against the Wei army in Wancheng at all times.

Then he ordered Fu Wei to lead the sailors to swim in the waters from Xiangyang to Jiangjindu and inspect the river, so as to prevent Sun from secretly joining forces with Cao Wei to attack again.

After settling down the defense affairs, Guan Ping exchanged letters with Huang Quan to discuss, suggesting that Huang Quan should be stationed in Baqiu and defend the downstream at all times to ensure the safety of the four counties of Jingnan.

Subsequently, Guan Ping entrusted the military administration of Jingzhou to the state to govern Ma Liang and Nanjun Taishou Yinguan to make decisions.

After arranging these, Guan Ping led the guards to cross the river south and entered the boundary of Wuling.

Linxiang Mansion.

As soon as he arrived, Guan Ping didn't have time to rest, so he summoned the generals to discuss specific military countermeasures.

"General Sha, has the life of the clan been stable in recent years?"

Shamoke was born tall and strong, and he was also extremely conspicuous in the crowd, and then Guan Ping couldn't help but ask with a smile.

This sentence has just fallen.

Shamoke's face was suddenly filled with a slight smile and a few expressions of gratitude, and he suddenly bowed his hand: "The last general is very grateful for the reception of the young general several years ago, and allowed the last general to lead his people to move down the mountain from the mountains to live, and distribute agricultural tools with us, and teach the essentials of persuading farmers and mulberries. ”

For a while, with Guan Ping's question, Shamoke was also a little excited and moved to look back on the living conditions of his people at the foot of the mountain in the past few years, and the more he spoke, the more he revered Guan Ping.

Living under the Mountain...... It's really too rich and fulfilling than before.

He is now also glad that he made the best choice.

When he decided to move his clan down the mountain, the elders of the clan were all opposed, unwilling to go down the mountain to accept the rule of the Han people and be oppressed.

Shamoke thought carefully: "If there is no Ben Jiang's promise, how can there be a happy and stable life for the people at this stage? ”

It must be known that the mountains are cold, and the tribesmen lack food and clothing every winter, and many people die of starvation.

But he didn't have anything to do before, the officials of the county under the mountain were corrupt, and the contradictions between the Han and the barbarians were extremely heavy, so it was impossible for him to risk the entire clan being wiped out and move down the mountain to settle down.

But Guan Ping solved this problem for him perfectly, and Shamoke was grateful to him in his heart and felt reverence.

"Please also ask General Guan to give an order, and the last general will lead the sergeants of the headquarters as the main force, and he will not hesitate to charge into battle for the army!"

At this moment, Shamoko shouted loudly in response to the morale of the whole army.

There are more than 5,000 people under the command of Shamoke, all of whom are members of their own tribe, and Guan Ping did not dismantle them in the future.

In fact, this is also one of the ways for the army to maintain a high combat capability.

In ancient times, people from the same village and county generally belonged to the same battlefield and fought on the same battlefield, if the neighbors died in battle, it would inevitably arouse the hatred of the whole army, and when they fell into a crisis, they would not only not collapse, but would become more and more courageous.

At the end of the Ming Dynasty, Lu Xiangsheng formed the "Tianxiong Army" is mainly based on clans, and the soldiers of the army are all tribesmen with a strip of water.

It was precisely with this in mind that Guan Ping decided to keep the establishment of Shamoke's department, but before it was done, so as not to leave a disaster, he could only hold more than 5,000 people at most.

"General Sha doesn't need to be so anxious, the southern expedition is not an overnight thing, the general thinks that since Na Shixie has been in Jiaozhou for decades, he has already enjoyed a certain prestige in the land of Lingnan, if he is not captured, I am afraid that the war will not end so easily."

Guan Ping said slowly.

It is only said that since Guan Ping arrived in Wuling, the troops were stationed in Guiyang, and the Jingzhou army units on the border of Lingling began to move south.

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