Chapter 66: Sun Ce Wants to Expedition North
When Sun Ce received the edict from Xuchang, he was working with Wu Jing, LΓΌ Fan and others to besiege the remnants of the Zulang Mountain Yue tribe near Danyang, Zongshuai, and Lingyang. The pen fun and pavilion www.biquge.info Zulang had the support of Yuan Shu and instigated tens of thousands of barbarian soldiers in Shanyue. The Shanyue barbarians were good at fighting in the mountains, forests and ravines, and once they couldn't beat them, they would hide in the dense forests and disappear without a trace, making Sun Ce's army miserable.
As soon as he received the edict from the Son of Heaven, Sun Ce invited Zhou Yu and others to discuss.
"Now that Lu Bu has fled to Guangling, the Son of Heaven has issued an edict to kill thieves, what do you think?" Sun Ce held the edict sent by Xuchang and asked the people in the court.
"The side of the couch does not allow others to snore. Lu Bu is a tiger, and now he is poor and walks to Guangling, once he is entrenched in Guangling and Jiangdong across the river, Jiangdong is in danger. Second, after the lord is loyal and good, the edict of the Son of Heaven must not be disrespected. Third, Guangling is an important town in the north, and the lord can take this opportunity to take Guangling and look at Shouchun and Xuzhou, and wait for the west to advance Jiangxia and Jingzhou, and the lord of the world can do his best to compete with Yuan Shao in the north. With these three demands, how can there be no reason not to cut down? Zhou Yu analyzed the situation, and it was beneficial and harmless to attack Lu Bu in the north. As for the second one, it is just given for free, Cao Cao is not the same thing as the Son of Heaven, and the princes of the world are not the same thing as the Son of Heaven.
At this time, few people were optimistic about Cao Cao, Yuan Shao was now with the power of the four states, and his protΓ©gΓ©s were all over the world, and Cao Cao himself did not believe that he could defeat Yuan Shao and unify the north, and the world was in a state of turbidity.
"But I'm stuck in the quagmire of the remnants of the Shanyue barbarians of Zu Lang, and I can't get out of it, how should I do that?" Sun Ce and the remnants of Zu Lang are in a stalemate, seeing that the army of several roads is about to encircle Zu Lang, and now they are abandoning Zu Lang and returning to the mountain, and the next time they want to defeat Zu Lang, I don't know when it will be.
"The last general is newly surrendered, and he has not made an inch, and he is willing to take advantage of the instability of Guangling to take Guangling for the vanguard." Tai Shi Ci got up from the big tent, and after he surrendered Liu Xuanpo, the remaining tens of thousands of scholars had just returned, and they were eager to make meritorious contributions, and Sun Ce got up and said as soon as he finished speaking.
"Zulang must not be killed, and Guangling must not be taken. LΓΌ Bu's army was in a stalemate with Cao Cao in Huaiyin, and Guangling must have few major generals. The lord can be divided into a partial division, cross the river from Biling, cross Shatou Town, and take Guangling directly. Sun Zhongmou, the younger brother of the lord, is brave and talented, smart and benevolent, and can win the position of the main general. Zhou Yu said again.
"Thank you for the great responsibility, the grace of Mr.'s recommendation." Seeing that there was merit to be made, all the generals in the hall rushed to fight for the opportunity, and when they saw Zhou Yu recommending themselves, Tai Shici hurriedly got up and thanked him.
"You and I both serve the Lord, and we should work together and not see each other." Zhou Yu said politely, the most taboo thing for the lord is to form a gang under his subordinates, and Zhou Yu secretly reminded Tai Shici, who is not familiar with politics.
Sun Ce took over and said: "Order Sun Quan to gather 20,000 troops, and General Taishi will lead the recruitment of 10,000 people from the old department as the vanguard, and then you can go to Biling to join Sun Quan's army and cross the river north into Shatou Town." β
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In recent days, Zhang Liao has received orders from Lu Bu to transfer troops to support the Huaiyin generals, but Zhang Liao has prevaricated on the pretext that Guangling is newly determined and needs troops to be garrisoned. LΓΌ Bu appointed him as the defender of Guangling, and Zhang Liao refused to give him military power, and his heart was full of dissatisfaction.
On this day, Wu Dun received an urgent order from Lu Bu, and after Wu Dun quickly read it, he sent the urgent order to Taishou Mansion.
Wu Dun didn't send someone to spread the word first, pushed away the barricade guards, and rushed into the lobby to question Zhang Liao, who was dealing with the official documents: "General Zhang, Huaiyin is in danger, Huaiyin is broken, Huai'an and Yandu counties can survive alone, General Zuo has been dispatched several times, and the general is disrespectful and wants to rebel?" β
"Huaiyin crisis, Guangling is the same crisis, Guangling is the last foundation of the lord, and there is no room for loss!"
"There is a general stationed in Guangling, how can you say that there is a crisis? I think you're trying to rebel. Wu Dun didn't give an inch, and first put the hat of rebellion on Zhang Liao's head.
"That's it, since the lord trusts you, he will entrust Guangling to you. If you dare to have a different heart, you will not be merciful under a knife. The two were at a stalemate for a while, and Zhang Liao decided to follow LΓΌ Bu's orders and hand over Guangling to Wu Dun.
Zhang Liao said to the herald soldiers beside him: "Call the officials of Guangling." β
After a short time, civil officials led by Chen Ang arrived one after another.
Zhang Liao explained to Chen Ang in the hall: "Huaiyin is in a hurry, Liao wants to organize the army to rescue, Guangling and large and small government affairs are entrusted to the master Bo first, and you are uncertain to discuss with Chen Zhubo." General Wu Dun, who was personally appointed by General Zuo, was in charge of the defense affairs, and the generals discussed with General Wu if they had any doubts. β
"General, no!" Zhang Liao looked at Chen Ang in surprise, thinking that Chen Ang should be the first to rebel, but he didn't expect Chen Ang to stand up against it, only to see Chen Ang continue: "Guangling is new, the general must be stationed, once the general raises troops to the north, the young people in the city will definitely be ready to move." β
"General Wu is brave and extraordinary, with infinite wisdom, but he can take on a great responsibility, and there is nothing wrong with him stationed in Guangling, so I don't want to mention this." Zhang Liao shook his head and vetoed.
Wu Dun, who was in the hall, heard that Chen Ang was very contemptuous of him in his words, and he secretly hated him in his heart.
After Zhang Liao finished explaining the affairs of Guangling, he took out the 1,000 people he had prepared from his previous troops and the newly recruited 5,000 soldiers and handed them over to Wu Dun to defend the city, and he himself led the 4,000 soldiers out of the city and went north the next morning.
As soon as Zhang Liao left, several uninvited guests came to the mansion occupied by Wu Dun.
"General Wu, I am a member of the Wu family in Guangling, and I saw that the general and I are from our own family, so I took the liberty to visit." This person is Wu Zhen, a member of the Wu Zhong clan, who was killed by Chen Ang in order to guard Guangling, and planned to take the opportunity of his relationship with Wu Dun to plot against Wu Dun. The Guangling family heard that Lu Bu's army was going south, and before they could organize a counterattack, they were sacrificed by Chen Ang to Guangling City, and they did not dare to act rashly, they were afraid every day, afraid that when Lu Bu personally arrived in Guangling, he would be angry with Wu Zhong to defend the city to the Wu family and wipe out the Wu family. In the past few days, the news of the massacre of the Huaiyin Mancheng family has spread throughout Guangling City. The family did not dare to gamble with the lives of the whole clan that Lu Bu would open up to them, since Zhang Liao led the army to leave, Guangling was empty, it was the time to protect the whole clan, and the city surrendered to Cao Cao, and Lu Bu lost his foundation and could not compete with Cao Cao, and he would definitely be defeated.
Wu Dun and Wu Zhen first talked about some useless things, and after slowly closing the distance, Wu Zhen's voice changed: "I don't know what important responsibilities the general has under Lu Bu?" β
Wu Dun listened and kept his mouth shut.
The knowledgeable no longer asked, but asked pretendedly: "I heard that the general has a deep friendship with General Yin Liyin, why don't you see General Yin?" β
As early as when Zhang Liao led the army into Guangling, the family began to secretly collude, no matter whether Zhang Liao left Guangling or not, they would unite to take Guangling City before Lu Bu arrived, and prevent Lu Bu from entering the city. After an in-depth investigation, it was discovered that Yin Li had already colluded with Taishou Chen Deng, and the Guangling family planned to intimidate and persuade Wu Dun to rebel.
"Thisβ" Wu Dun opened his mouth and didn't know how to say it, he knew that he was in an awkward position.
"It is rumored that after General Yin Li joined the prime minister, he was appointed by Langya County. It's a pity that the general is highly suspicious under Lu Bu, and you can't be reused, and now Lu Bu has no generals to use before he thinks of the general, once Lu Bu returns, with Lu Bu's suspicious character, plus the general and Yin Li's friendship, the general is in a worrying situation. Wu Zhen said with regret for Wu Dun.
"Then according to the old gentleman, how should I deal with myself?"
"It depends on the general's ambitions, whether the general is willing to live in the world with fear for the rest of his life, or do a great job to glorify his ancestors and seal his wife and son."
"Please also teach me, the general." Wu Dun hurriedly stepped down from the main seat and held Wu Zhen's hand.
"I and the general are our own family, and I can't bear to be slaughtered by Lu Bu in the future, so I can't bear to say it, but I am old and old, and I have a deep relationship with the general, and the general is still looking for another good way." After Wu Zhen finished speaking, he was about to get up and say goodbye.
Wu Dun refused to let Wu Zhen leave, and invited Wu Zhen into the study for a secret discussion.
Wu Zhen saw that Wu Dun was relieved, so he made his intentions clear: "The day before yesterday, Xia Pi Che Xuan was promoted to the general of the Che Cavalry because of Peng Cheng's merits. Now Zhang Liao went north, Guangling was empty, why didn't the general raise the city to serve the prime minister, this great achievement is no different from Che Xuan said that Pengcheng's merits, not to mention the three princes and nine kings, but it is inevitable to sit on an equal footing with General Lu Buzuo. β
"This..."Wu Dun was still a little skeptical, and he didn't dare to answer for a long time: "If Lu Bu hears that Guangling is lost, the whole army will definitely go south, how can I resist?" β
"Do you know the Gong Cao Chen Jiao that Zhang Liao once mentioned?"
"It's rare."
"Chen Jiao has returned to Dongyang County to recruit troops to capture the city, and he is on his way. All the family furniture in the city is willing to defend the city with their own soldiers, and when Lu Bu comes to attack, the general has seven or eight thousand soldiers to defend the city, is he still afraid that Lu Bu will attack the city with more than 10,000 thieves? Besides, as long as Cao Gong heard that Lu Bu's army was going south, wouldn't he pursue it with a large army? β
"Eight thousand? Is this true? When Wu Dun heard this, he was first surprised, and then he was overjoyed.
"The general has 1,000 soldiers, Chen Jiao has recruited more than 2,000 recruits, and I will raise another 5,000 in the city. That's far more than 8,000. β
"Mr. Quan, what should I do now?" Wu Dun asked, he didn't even have a clue now.
"The general can first write an urgent document to serve the prime minister, and then usher Chen Jiao and others to Guangling, integrate the army to control Guangling City, and eradicate all the parties that support Lu Bu. The prime minister heard that Lu Bu would inevitably contain Lu Bu from the back when he went south, and major events could be expected. β
After listening to Wu Zhen's analysis, Wu Dun is really tempted now, all the affairs of the family have been arranged, just wait for him to nod and take this great credit, how can he not take it?
After Wu Dun and Wu Zhen discussed, the twenty or thirty families who were worthy of the name of the city gathered together, only Chen Ang did not dare to come, and the family families felt that this was the best time to overthrow Lu Bu, and they were willing to send troops and food to defend the city.
Wu Dun sent people to Dongyang County to welcome Chen Jiao's army into the city.