After Tai Shici received Cheng Pu's news, he immediately reorganized his troops and horses, and at the same time sent someone to send a letter to Sun Quan, who was a Dantu, so that Sun Quan could be prepared.

After Tai Shici finished reorganizing his troops and horses and rushed to join Cheng Pu, he found that Cheng Pu had been defeated. Of the 3,000 people, only a little more than 1,000 remained, and the rest were either killed and captured or scattered.

There were not many soldiers brought by Tai Shici, only 4,000 people. After he returned to Danyang County from the defeat of Yuzhang, he also recruited a lot of soldiers and horses.

But there were two conditions that constrained his number of soldiers, population, and food.

Because Yangzhou is far away from the Central Plains, its population is not very large. Moreover, there are mountains and mountains, and the Han people simply do not want to live in these remote areas. If it weren't for the wars in the north in recent years, many people came to avoid the chaos, and the population of Yangzhou might have been the second-to-last of the thirteen states of the Han Dynasty, only a little better than the more remote Jiaozhou.

When Sun Ce pacified Jiangdong before, Liu Miao and Tai Shici recruited a lot of soldiers in the Danyang area, and it was only a few years later, and it was impossible to recruit a large number of soldiers.

There is also the problem of food, the people of Danyang are fierce and are a good source of soldiers, but they are not qualified farmers. No matter how fertile the land in Jiangdong is, there will be no grain without good peasants. Historically, it was after Sun Quan established the State of Wu, coupled with the hundreds of years of governance of the Eastern Jin Dynasty and the Southern Dynasties, that Jiangdong became the land of fish and rice.

Later, when it came to the Southern Song Dynasty, it became a rich land in the world. But at the end of the Han Dynasty, it was not much better than Liangzhou, and it was not as valued as Liangzhou.

There was no one and no food, and Tai Shici and Cheng Pu only raised less than 10,000 soldiers one after another. However, these people still have to be divided into counties, and Tai Shici can only bring 4,000 people.

When Cheng Pu saw Tai Shici coming, he couldn't help but sigh: "Zhang Yi's soldiers are indeed the elite of the world!" ”

Tai Shi Ci nodded and said, "That's true, now there is an opportunity by the riverside?" ”

"Not yet!" Cheng Pu shook his head and said: "Zhang Yi is very cautious, and always leaves a formation to guard against our army's attack. ”

Tai Shi Ci understands the power of change, "Since this is the case, we will return to the Spring Valley and garrison it with the help of the strong city." I have sent someone to inform the lord, and I believe that the lord's reinforcements will arrive soon. ”

Cheng Pu nodded and said, "That's all there is to it." ”

So the two returned to Chungu County, and while moving the people from the vicinity of Chungu County into the city, they collected supplies and stockpiled enough stones, wood, and food before Zhang Yi besieged the city.

Zhang Yi received the report from the scouts and immediately said to the generals: "The Jiangdong army is scared and has already hid in the city. ”

Shi Jin and Lie said: "My lord, Shi Jin is willing to be the pioneer and break Chungu County." ”

Zhang Yi was dumbfounded, this Shi Jin really doesn't know how thick the sky is! There are Tai Shi Ci and Cheng Pu in Chungu County, and Shi Jin actually wanted to break through Chungu with the vanguard army, but he didn't take these two people into his eyes at all!

But think about it, Shi Jin was originally an arrogant person, and it was recorded very clearly in "Water Margin". However, what he had to face first was not the Song army in "Water Margin", but the two tiger ministers in Jiangdong, he was so arrogant, he would definitely lose the battle.

Zhang Yi ignored Shi Jin, and turned to Li Jing and said, "Pharmacist, how do you think we should fight?" ”

Seeing that Zhang Yi ignored him, Shi Jin couldn't help but raise his voice, "Lord, the last general is willing to be the vanguard, and he will not break the spring valley and be a military order!" ”

Everyone looked at Shi Jin like a fool, how could any courtier talk to the lord like this? Just now, the lord obviously doesn't want you to be in front of you, and he is embarrassed to refute you, so you just go down the slope. But you're good, but you kick your nose in the face!

Zhang Yi was also angry, "Words in the army, how can they be child's play? ”

Shi Jin obviously ignored everyone's intentions, and only felt that the lord didn't give him face. Di Qing didn't give him face before, he just sneaked into Shu County, opened the city gate and let Di Qing enter the city. Now that Zhang Yi doesn't give him face, then he will break the spring valley and make another great contribution!

Zhang Yi was also angry, "Since you have to go, take your headquarters as the vanguard, Li Jin and Li Bao, you two have made meritorious contributions in today's battle, and now you are promoted to Dubo, Shi Jin's deputy, and go to Chungu County with him!" ”

Although Shi Jin was a little reluctant that Zhang Yi send him two deputies, he glanced at Zhang Yi's face and knew that the lord was really angry. Only then did he remember that he was not familiar with the lord, and if he continued to mess around, his head would be lost.

"No!"

Shi Jin bowed his hand out of the account, feeling a cold sweat flowing behind him.

Zhang Yi saw Shi Jin in and out, his face improved, and he said with a little regret: "Shi Jin is coquettish and does not know how to be self-conscious, and sooner or later he will suffer." You all have to remember, don't learn from Shi Jin. ”

The generals hurriedly agreed, they were all in a cold sweat for Shi Jin just now, for fear that Zhang Yi would cut him. It seems that the lord is still very merciful, Shi Jin is like this, and he didn't kill people casually. But he warned the generals that it was not Weide.

Li Jing stood up at this time and diverted the topic, "My lord, the two of them are operated by Chungu Jing Chengpu and Tai Shici, and the city must be high and deep, and it is better to besiege the city." ”

Zhang Yi nodded, "I think the same way, but there are more than 20,000 of us, and it is a bit of a waste of time to attack one place alone!" But if the troops are divided elsewhere, if Sun Quan sends reinforcements, and our army is in a weak position, what should we do? ”

Li Jing said: "My lord, you should divide the troops. ”

"Why?"

"Sun Quan is far away in Dantu, if he sends troops, it will take ten days and a half months. We can take the opportunity to send a strong general to attack Lingyang and Qianxian in the south, and station them on the spot to prevent Sun Quan from promising benefits to Shanyue. ”

When Zhang Yi heard this, his eyes immediately narrowed.

Liu Ye stood up at this time and said to Zhang Yi: "Lord, we can promise Shanyue some benefits, so that they can attack Sun Quan's Huiji and Wu Jun to divide their forces. ”

After Zhang Yi heard this, he immediately vetoed: "No, the people of Shanyue will kill more evils if they are not morally educated." Wu County, Huiji and other places will all be my people in the future, how can they be cruel? ”

The generals immediately bowed down, "Lord is benevolent." ”

"Okay, Lin Fengxiang!"

"The last general!" Lin Fengxiang stood up.

"You take your headquarters to Lingyang in the south, and after breaking through Lingyang, you will move to Qianxian, and then defend Shanyue to the east to make chaos, and if you have the opportunity, you can attack to the east. However, do not be careless, lest it be calculated! ”

Lin Fengxiang immediately said: "No! ”

Lin Fengxiang also led his troops and went straight to Lingyang in the south.

After leaving Shi Jin and Lin Fengxiang, Zhang Yi waited for the follow-up troops to be transported from Jiangbei before he began to plan for the next step. He had another 20,000 horses in his hands, and then he asked Li Jing to take 10,000 troops and then march to Chungu to aid Shi Jin, and let Li Jing see the opportunity to move, and the logistics would be handed over to him.