Chapter 55: The Battle of Wu County
Your words, my words, formed a careful analysis, and everyone has a little bottom in their hearts about the distribution of forces in Jiangdong.
At present, Jiangdong is governed by various places, under the county guards in various places, the local heroes are strong, and the families and scholars are intertwined, to put it bluntly, Jiangdong is in chaos, almost the same as the situation in the Warring States Period, the princes are fighting.
Sun Jian's tiger eyes were lifelike, his essence flickered, staring at the flags planted on the sand table, silent for a long time, the atmosphere in the lobby was a little depressed, and he didn't dare to speak.
It wasn't until half an hour later that Sun Jian seemed to have an idea, and around the sand table where he left, he knelt down in the first place, and everyone hurriedly returned to their positions and sat down seriously.
"Everyone, we must take Yan Baihu and Xu Gong, do you have a good plan?" Sun Jian's body was like a tiger, and he asked majestically.
"Lord, when are you going to move your troops?" Everyone was a little silent, and Cheng Pu asked.
"The sooner the better, but the three armies have not moved, and the grain and grass go first!"
Sun Jian didn't answer directly, but turned his head to stare at Gao Dai, and asked softly: "Now there are 30,000 elite Jiangdong soldiers and horses under my command, plus the surrender of the government soldiers from several counties, there are 40,000, and the grain and grass and baggage have become a big problem. ”
Gao Dai has always been in control of the people's livelihood and finances of Wu County, and he knows best when asked about this matter, feeding the army, the consumption of grain and grass without fighting is very different from that of fighting, once a war starts, the consumption of tens of thousands of troops is completely astronomical.
In this era, the most feared thing about fighting a war is the lack of food, and in the end, the success will be lost.
"Lord!"
Gao Dai stood up and arched his hand: "Our harvest in Wu County last year was okay, but since the year before last, all localities have not respected the jurisdiction of the county guard, so the surrounding counties can't pay taxes, and the only ones who can control are Wu County and Lou County, which are not enough relative to our granary, and most of them are old grain from the past."
However, if the lord wants to fight with all his might, his subordinates must do their best to move it, and ensure that they will support it for three months, and the war must be resolved within three months, otherwise Wu Jun will face a big food problem. ”
The population density of Wu County is relatively large, with a total population of nearly 800,000 in the thirteen counties, and the economy is relatively prosperous compared to other places, and there has not been much war, that is, it has only begun to operate separately in the past few years, so even if Sun Jian has just entered and has not undergone cultivation and recuperation, there is enough food to support tens of thousands of troops for three months.
"Good!" Sun Jian's eyes were shining, he was slightly happy, and praised: "Kong Wen is a great talent, if you can win this battle, you can be the first merit." ”
Being able to support it for three months was enough for him to settle the war in Wu County, and with his strength, he didn't believe that Yan Baihu and Xu Gong could support his attack for three months.
"The lord has a good reputation, this is just Dai's own duty!" Gao Dai had just begun to welcome Sun Jian into Wu County, perhaps just to quell the chaos in Wu County and reluctant to go to war, and was even ready to be dismissed from office with Sheng Xian after Sun Jian entered the country.
But Sun Jian's unguarded trust in him made him gradually return to his heart and fully support Sun Jian.
"Now that the grain and grass are sufficient, it only takes half a month of preparation to send troops, so a certain family plans to officially send troops in early February! Fight quickly and take the entire Wu County in one fell swoop. Sun Jian's eyes flashed with a cold glint and said loudly.
"How much does the lord plan to send troops?" Cheng Pu frowned and asked.
"In this battle, we must fight on two fronts, all the way to attack Youquan, all the way to attack Wucheng!"
Sun Jian was silent for a moment, stood up, walked to the sand table again, pointed his hands, squinted his eyes, and said: "In this battle, a certain family personally went to fight, sent 20,000 troops, and my relatives led 10,000 troops, westward, to fight Wucheng Yan Baihu, Darong!" ”
"In!" Zu Mao looked shocked and stood up.
"You are the commander of the Eastern Route Army, leading 10,000 troops, attacking by the fist Xu Gong, you can't let the two of them unite, within two months, the war must be ended!" Sun Jian cut the ironclad way.
"No!" Zu Mao nodded.
"Gongfu, you are in a certain peer, Yigong, you assist Darong, Yuan sigh, you are the proud son of the Gu family, since you have entered my county guard, you will definitely not treat you badly, your ancestor Mao is the master of the army, and he assists him in attacking by the fist, are you willing?"
Sun Jian began to order.
"No!" Everyone nodded suddenly, Gu Yong's face was expressionless, and he also replied, but there was a hint of brilliance in his eyes that others couldn't see.
He didn't believe that Sun Jian trusted him so much, Sun Jian must have something to do, but he couldn't refuse, and he didn't want to refuse, looking at the true strength of the Jiangdong Army, it was still necessary to do.
"Demao, when a certain family fights, Wu County and the County Shoufu will be handed over to you, Kong Wen and Junli will assist you, and Wu County must not make trouble!" Sun Jian looked at Cheng Pu with trust.
Even now, Cheng Pu is still his only advisor and the most trusted person.
"No!" Cheng Pu and the others nodded firmly,
Although Sun Ce and Zhou Tai knew that their task was to train the cavalry, relatively speaking, they did not accept the task of conquest, and they were still a little lost and depressed.
"Ce'er, the cavalry is the only cavalry in my Jiangdong, you have to be careful!" Sun Jian looked at Sun Ce's dejected appearance and gave him a consolation prize.
"Father, rest assured, Ce'er will definitely train them into the most elite cavalry in Jiangdong!" Sun Ce was encouraged, and immediately came back to life full of blood, and his spirits were greatly boosted.
"Quan'er, because your father is not here, it is estimated that you will be lazy, after thinking about your father, I decided to find you an errand in the county guard's mansion, and you will be an errand clerk by Uncle Demao's side in the future! Learn more! ”
"What?" When Sun Quan thought that he had nothing to do, Sun Jian suddenly burst out and sent him into the eighteenth layer of hell.
If you go to work at the county guard every day, will you still have to live this life?
O my freedom!
Sun Quan quit.
"Father, you see, Quan's little arms and legs are really ......" Sun Quan stomped his feet and hurriedly went up to let him dispel this thought.
"Well, this matter has been decided by the Father, and you don't have to say more."
At this time, Sun Jian was domineering, handsome and confused, directly interrupted Sun Quan's words, looked at Cheng Pu, and said: "Demao, look at him, let him order every day, don't let him be lazy!" ”
"No!" Cheng Pu glanced at Sun Quan helplessly and nodded.
"You're using child labor, and you're not letting people live anymore." Sun Quan wanted to cry without tears, and looked at the hegemonic Sun Jian with indignant eyes.
Huang Gaihan was not surprised to be a few veterans, but some officials around him who were not familiar with Sun Quan stared at Sun Quan's small figure with some surprise, and Gu Yong's eyes widened, looking at Sun Quan's eyes full of doubts.
Sun Jian has today's status, he can be convinced by the people below, he is definitely not a person who does not distinguish between public and private, if Sun Quan has no ability, he will definitely not let him enter the county guard's mansion.
Then this eleven-year-old boy must have something extraordinary.
"Sun Quan, interesting!" Gu Yong squinted his eyes, interested in this young man.
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In the second year of Chuping, on the third day of the second month of February, Sun Jian, the new county guard of Wu County, started the battle to recover Wu County, and personally led the army to the south, all the way to Yan Baihu in Wucheng County, and all the way to Xu Gong in Youquan County.
This is the first battle after this Jiangdong tiger returned to Jiangdong, all the princes and heroes of Jiangdong are staring at it, they naturally don't think that Yan Baihu and Xu Gong can compete with Sun Jian, but the war together, it can be regarded as being able to understand Sun Jian's strength from the side.
After all, if Sun Jian takes Wu County, then the next target is definitely Huiji, Huiji is the rear of Wu County, and if the rear is unstable, Sun Jian will not be able to fight Jiangdong.
Huiji County, San'in, County Guardhouse.
Above the lobby, Guo Yi knelt on it with a stern expression, Guo Yi was an elegant middle-aged man in his fifties, with slightly white temples and good spirits, his eyes were a little narrow and long, and his gaze was sharp.
There was also a person sitting next to him, it was Wang Lang, the current county Sima of Huiji County, about thirty years old, in the prime of life.
"Jingxing, do you think Yan Baihu and Xu Gong can stop Sun Wentaihu?" Guo Yi asked in a deep voice.
"My lord, Yan Baihu is a wolf at most, Xu Gong is just a timid embarrassment, and the tiger is a wolf that can be stopped, not enough to compare, they will definitely be defeated." Wang Lang shook his head and said with a sneer.
"What if I send troops to the rescue?" Guo Yi's eyes froze, and a trace of coldness crossed it.
"My lord, never!"
Wang Lang still shook his head, a hint of war intent rose in his expression, and said: "Although we will have to compete with Sun Jian sooner or later, but now the county soldiers of Huiji still need to be trained, which is not enough to fight against the elite soldiers and horses under Sun Jian's command. ”
"Wouldn't he have come without an excuse? Now that Sun Wentai's army is in hand, he owns Wu County, how can he let go of a certain family. Guo Yi sneered hatefully. He and Sun Jian served in Huiji County at the same time and formed a lot of Liangzi, and he knew very well that he and Sun Jian were enemies.
"At least let him come later, as long as Lang is given half a year, it will definitely make the combat power of the soldiers and horses of the Huiji to a higher level, and then we will have the ability to compete with Sun Jian." Wang Lang said confidently.
"Jingxing, it's up to you!" Guo Yi sighed helplessly, he also understood that although he had the support of many local powerful families and recruited tens of thousands of soldiers and horses, it was still not enough for the soldiers of Huiji County to fight with Sun Jian's elite soldiers and horses.