Chapter 170: The Empire's Moves

The county guard of Nanhai County was none other than Sun Jian's younger brother Sun Jing, and in the end he did not choose to surrender. The www.biquge.info was finally surrounded by more than a dozen soldiers in the yamen, and he bled to death after being stabbed several times.

Out of respect for Sun Jing, Zhao Yun sent Sun Jing's ashes to the front line to Sun Jian. The south is hot and humid, and corpses are prone to decay. Especially in August and September, the weather was very hot, and in order to avoid trouble, Sun Jing was cremated in the end.

After capturing Panyu, Zhao Yun informed the country of this matter on the one hand, and after getting the news, Chen Tao's army, which had been transferred to the border of Yuzhang, directly divided his troops into two routes and killed them towards Nanhai County and Guiyang County.

At the same time, Huang Zhongbu, who was stationed in Pingdu County in the north of Yuzhang, also killed Changsha County for the first time; As for Zhao Yunbu in Panyu County, the soldiers divided into two routes and directly killed Cangwu County and Hepu County.

At this moment, Sun Jian, due to communication problems, did not know that his rear had been occupied by others. Generally speaking, south of Jiaozhou is the vast sea, and there is no end in sight. Because of this, many people think that this is the end of the sea. Therefore, not too many troops were arranged here, and the sea was completely regarded as a natural rear.

And because Li Yu forbade the fleet to trade south, Sun Jian still doesn't know that the natural barrier of the sea has long ceased to exist, and the army of the Republic of China can come and leave whenever he wants, and he is even helpless!

Five days later, when he received information from the front line and Sun Jing's ashes sent almost at the same time, the surprise in his heart could be imagined, but it was replaced by monstrous anger.

"Hmph, no wonder the Jiangxia Navy is just constantly containing, but there is no substantive action, it turns out that it is attacking the west!" Sun Jian suddenly roared angrily, as for the fact that the rear was completely unguarded, it was selectively forgotten.

"Lord, now I'm only afraid that Jiaozhou will not be guaranteed...... Fortunately, the main arsenals of our army are all established in Wuling, and there will not be much danger for the time being. The enemy army is coming across the sea, and the number of people must be small, so we should return to help as soon as possible! Zhang Zhao admonished.

"The lord, the second prince and Lu Kang are in Wuling County, where there are 5,000 elites, and there are even mountain troops composed of mountain people. They can go south to rescue, rely on their familiarity with the local area, attack the opposing troops, and find an opportunity to defeat the opponent. Han Dang said.

Sun Quan is only 14 years old this year, but he has begun to come into contact with the way of commanding the army the year before. Of course, Han Dang's intention was not to let Sun Quan take risks, he was only acting as the nominal commander, and the actual commander had to be Lu Kang.

Lu Kang was the Taishou of Lujiang, and he was directly dismissed as Li Dao went south. Not to mention the rise of the Huaxia Republic later, he didn't want or like to be in this force, and finally took his wife and children and nephew Lu Xun to live in Jiaozhou, and even went out under Sun Jian to serve as the Taishou of Wuling.

Wu Lingman had already settled in the Huaxia Republic with Li Yu, and the Han people could live and multiply in peace. With the war in the north, many Han people took refuge in the south, so the population of Wuling in the past two years also exceeded 5 million, with 30,000 soldiers, guarding various places, and the number of soldiers available was more than 15,000.

There were so many troops, mainly to guard against the Han Empire army on the Ba County side. As a result, the other side did not wait, and the Huaxia Republic actually called directly from the south. The south has always been regarded as a big rear, naturally there is no defense at all, so Sun Jian's surrounding Wenchen military generals, in fact, they have already thought that Jiaozhou is not guaranteed, and whether the four southern counties can be kept is two words.

"Abandon the entire Jiaozhou, the southern army is gathered in Wuling County and Changsha County!" Sun Jian thought for a while and gave an order.

There are not many garrisons in the south, and it is a bit too difficult to deal with the troops of the Republic of China separately. Rather than being defeated individually, it is better to transfer all of them to Wuling and Changsha, and then find a way to meet them.

Fortunately, there are only one or two prosperous places in Jiaozhou, and the most prosperous places in the southern four counties are actually Wuling and Changsha. The loss of other places will not make Sun Jian's heart ache, after all, his development direction was not there in the first place. In the huge Jiaozhou, the number of Han people is less than 2 million, and only Wuling and Changsha have more populations in the four southern counties, and the population of other places is only about 1 million.

A large number of Sinicized mountain people have settled here, and many of them are even unstable, which can cause a riot at any time. Not to mention that the south is already wild, full of primeval forests, miasma and fierce beasts emerge one after another, and the value of domination and governance is not high.

But it is precisely because of this that Sun Jian has taken a fancy to this place, one is that there is a natural barrier of the sea, and the other is because it is remote, so no one will fight the idea of here, and when necessary, he can retreat here at any time with the population and materials, and wait for the opportunity to rise again.

This idea was completely shattered with Li Yu's surprise attack across the sea. This incident has clearly made everyone realize that Jiaozhou is actually not safe here.

This feeling is very powerless, and the safest place has become the least safe place, so is there any place in the world that is safe? Sun Jian was actually angry, and even wondered if he was wrong? If you don't respond to the will of the Han Republic this time, then you don't have to face the attack from behind the Huaxia Republic?!

But then again, since it is no longer safe in the future, the longer the time drags on, the more resources I invest in Jiaozhou, and the greater the loss in the end? Perhaps, discovering this fact early is not necessarily a bad thing for me, right?

At this time, a soldier outside hurriedly came to report: "Lord, there is an envoy from the Han Empire outside!" ”

"Let him in!" Sun Jian paused, originally planning not to see, but finally replied.

There are some things he must see clearly, the Li Wei Department stationed in Jiangxia, and the Guan Yu Department stationed in Nanyang, together with the three-way army in the south, have almost surrounded him. Not to mention the Xiangyang of Ba County and Nan County and the army of the Han Empire, they are not good men and women on their side, and they may be killed at any time.

At this moment, the Jiaozhou military government has no so-called rear at all. If others really plan to attack him, then it is conceivable that the defeat of the entire military government, or even the extinction of the Sun clan, can be imagined.

"Foreign Minister Xun Chen, I've seen Chairman Sun!" Xun Chen came with a smile on his face, and Sun Jian established the Jiaozhou Military Government, with the Military Council ruling the region. Sun Jian, as the chairman of the committee, commanded everything, so he was also called Chairman Sun.

"You and I are not friends or foes, polite words are avoided!" Sun Jian said angrily.

"No, no, no, there are no eternal enemies between forces, not to mention that everyone is a big man, there is no such thing as an enemy or an enemy!" Xun Chen smiled, "Besides, after the two sides, they may not be able to become real friends!" ”

"If you have something to say, just say it!" Sun Jian said impatiently.

"Just yesterday, our army set out from Ba County, and today it is about to enter Wuling County! At the same time, General Xiahou Yuan and General Ma Teng also gathered 30,000 troops and went south from Xiangyang at any time! The chairman is now embattled! Xun Chen smiled, and then slowly said the situation.

"Is Liu Wei too good at this time!" Sun Jian snorted coldly, he didn't believe what Xun Chen said. It had only been a long time since the Huaxia Republic launched its attack, and he didn't believe that Liu Wei would receive the news as soon as possible.

"Speaking of which, the chairman may not know that earlier due to the problem of intelligence, General Xiahoudun was defeated and died. However, it also made our country realize the importance of communications and intelligence for the first time, so it immediately set up a huge espionage system, distributed throughout the country, and established special communication channels, so that at least two days can immediately know the situation on the front line, and at the same time, an intelligence analysis bureau was also set up to conduct a comprehensive analysis and appraisal of the collected intelligence.

You may not know that since the Huaxia Republic announced the launch of an attack on the general's side, our intelligence officers noticed that there was a frequent exchange of ships on the side of Xuwen County, and immediately deduced that the enemy would launch an attack by sea, after all, this guess was already within the judgment of the intelligence bureau.

So our army began to assemble as soon as possible and quickly rushed to the front. If the chairman's intelligence system hadn't gone wrong, he would have received the news of an emergency at the Wuling border soon......" Xun Chen said slowly.

Almost at this time, there were scouts outside hurriedly reporting: "The Han Empire sent troops to Wuling County, and the border is in an emergency!" ”

"Look! Not only that, after tomorrow, General Xiahou Yuan will also go south to contain Major General Sun Ce, and at the same time, Ma Teng will directly attack the military rations hoarded in Zhijiang County...... Of course, if the general goes to garrison now, it should be too late! Xun Chen smiled and said unhurriedly.

"What do you really want Sun?" Sun Jian asked coldly, his killing intent almost revealed.

"Chairman Sun, there is no safe place in the world, and if you don't have the strength, it's best not to go it alone, it's too risky! Not to mention the fact that it is good to enjoy the shade under the big tree, the chairman of the committee should also consider the fact that good birds choose trees to perch! While the junta is still worth some money, the chairman had better make a decision as soon as possible! Xun Chen said slowly.

At this time, his purpose, or the purpose of the Han Empire, was completely clear, but he actually came to persuade him to surrender! Strictly speaking, this persuasion is a bit of a robbery while the fire is on, after all, everyone can see that Sun Jian is impossible to defect to the Republic of China, and there are only two choices in front of him: either surrender, or choose to slow down the speed of destruction under the attack of the two countries.

Yes, it's just slowing down the pace of demise, it's simply impossible to turn the tables around. With the economic strength of Jiaozhou and the four southern counties, Sun Jian could not develop anything at all in such a short period of time, and even if he had made great achievements in traditional weapons of war, he had no war potential.

For the Han Empire, whether it was to launch an attack directly or to directly accept Sun Jian's surrender, there were great benefits. Coming to persuade him to surrender is only the result of maximizing interests, and at the same time, Guo Jia, as a front-line military, also thinks that he has a great probability and will choose to surrender!

"Hmph, what's so terrible about the Han Empire, it's a big deal to compete on the battlefield!" Han Dang roared angrily.

"That's it, that's it......" Sun Jian shook his head, he is forty years old this year, and he has begun to change from hot blood to calm. It is this change that makes him think more rationally, and being in a high position has also made him more forward-looking.

He didn't know that all his thoughts, or possible ideas, had been completely seen through by Guo Jia.

"Welcome General Sun!" Xun Chen finally showed a cordial smile, after all, with Sun Jian's surrender, the Jiaozhou Military Government will also be included in the territory of the Han Empire, provided that it is to see how much territory they can keep from the attack of the Huaxia Republic. (To be continued.) )