Chapter 80: The Changes in Jiangdong
Sun Ce stood up, stared at the people in the lobby, and continued: "Let me introduce you first, Gong Jin is a former friend of a certain family, the Zhou family of Lujiang, Zhou Yi who was once the Yang Ling, the son of a different father, Zhou Yu, the word Gong Jin!" β
"The son of Zhou Yi, the Lujiang prodigy who is literate at the age of two and can read through the Hundred Classics at the age of five, Zhou Yu, Zhou Gongjin?"
Gao Dai was slightly startled and shouted: "This person has heard a little, a rare genius in Jiangdong." β
The Zhou family is also a Jiangdong scholar, the family of the eunuchs, Zhou Yu's grandfather and great-grandfather were all officials to the Tai Lieutenant, Zhou Yu's father retired from the position of Luoyang Ling, and he is also one of the best families in Lujiang.
Zhou Yu is a young and intelligent person, full of poetry and books, famous in Lujiang when he was young, and he also has a little prestige in Jiangdong, and among the scholars here, several people have heard of him.
"That's right!"
Speaking of Zhou Yu, a close friend, Sun Ce looked a little proud, looked at everyone, and said loudly: "Last year, when I went to Lujiang and brought my mother back, I had a night talk with Gong Jin, and also warmly invited him to join the Jiangdong Army, Gong Jin agreed, but he said that he would give us a gift before he would come to his father in person. β
"Gifts?"
Sun Quan was stunned for a moment, and his heart suddenly became clear, talented people must be arrogant, although Zhou Yu is still young, but he is still arrogant, and he wants to send a letter of surrender before joining the Jiangdong Army.
"After that, I received news that Gongjin went to Jiujiang and took refuge in Jiujiang to guard Zhou Ang, and he was also reused by Zhou Ang."
Sun Ce raised the letter in his hand, his face became solemn, and he continued: "Today, I received an urgent letter from Gongjin to me, which said a big thing that happened in Jiujiang and Danyang recently. β
"What's the big deal?" Someone asked in a deep voice, puzzled.
"The new Yangzhou assassin Liu Xuan, imprisoned Zhou Ang, Zhou Xin and Zhou Yu and their three brothers, and controlled tens of thousands of troops in Jiujiang County and Danyang County!"
Sun Ce took a deep breath and said loudly: "Gong Jin told me that the three brothers of the Zhou family were originally Yuan Shao's subordinates, but now Yuan Shao's war with Han Fu in Jizhou is also tight, and they have no ability to take care of them, so they want to praise Liu Xiang as a assassin, and use Liu Xiang's reputation to control Yangzhou, but they didn't expect to let Liu Xiang bite back."
Ten days ago, Liu Xiang gathered his powerful civil and military forces, with the help of a banquet, taking advantage of his unpreparedness, and won the three brothers of the Zhou family in one fell swoop, and now Zhou Ang and the three are Liu Xiang's prisoners, Liu Xiang took the opportunity to control Shouchun, and then also sent the general Fan Neng, Zhang Ying crossed the river, relying on Zhou Xin's seal, and collected the soldiers and horses of Danyang. β
"What?"
"How is that possible?"
"What a Liu Xuan, Liu Zhengli, good means!"
When everyone heard this, they were taken aback, and their eyes widened one by one, looking at Sun Ce, a little hard to believe.
The three brothers of the Zhou family are also considered to be princes of one party, and they have strong power in Jiujiang and Danyang, so it is indeed unexpected to let Liu Miao take it in three or two clicks.
"Bo Fu, such a big matter, why don't our Jiangdong spies have no news at all? Is this true? Han Dang, who was in control of the Jiangdong Army scout camp, his pupils contracted slightly, and he was a little panicked, and asked.
"Father, uncles, I believe in Zhou Yu!"
Sun Ce looked at Sun Jian and a few uncles, and said firmly.
"Uncle, Zhou Yu has been friends with our Sun family since he was a child, and he is the eldest brother's friend for eight years, so there is no reason to lie to us."
Sun Quan also stood up, looked at Han Dang, smiled slightly, and said: "As for why the Jiangdong spies can't find out such important news, one is because the current center of gravity of the Jiangdong Army is in the rear of Wu County, Huiji County, and there should be a capable person under this Liu Xuan, this person is probably not simple, and the news of the large-scale blockade is not only hidden from us but also from Chen Wen." β
"Eldest son, I'm sorry, I can't think about it for a while, it's rude." Han Dang didn't suspect Zhou Yu, but he couldn't accept his dereliction of duty and quickly apologized.
"Okay, I believe that the source of the news is credible, Yigong, you can't be blamed for this, the Jiangdong Army has only returned to Jiangdong for half a year, and many things are not estimated."
Sun Jian's deep voice sounded, calming the two of them, and then asked, "The most important thing now is, how should our Jiangdong Army respond?" β
"Lord, we must send troops immediately, we can't let Liu Miao stand firm, Jiujiang and Danyang combined, the strength is stronger than our Jiangdong Army, we must take advantage of Liu Xuan's not completely controlling Danyang and take Danyang!" Cheng Pu stood up, his eyes were awe-inspiring, and he looked at Sun Jian and said respectfully,
"My lord, Zhao also thinks it's time to send troops!" Zhang Zhao also nodded and said: "Now our Jiangdong Army has abundant grain and grass, and it will soon enter the spring harvest, which is enough to support the Jiangdong Army to pour out grain and grass for more than half a year." β
"Lord, this is a good time, we can't miss this great opportunity, take Danyang County in one fell swoop, and send troops!"
This time the change in Danyang was relatively a big opportunity for the Jiangdong Army, and a group of generals began to grind their fists, and their fighting spirit was high, and they were invited to fight one after another.
"What about the meeting?" Sun Jian was silent for a moment, his tiger eyes swept away, and he suddenly asked: "Huiji Guo Yi has tens of thousands of troops under his command, as long as our main force captures Danyang, he will definitely use troops against Wu County." β
"Then fight on both sides!"
Sun Quan squinted his eyes, a cold light crossed his eyes, his small body suddenly stood up, walked to the sand table in the middle of the lobby, looked at everyone, and said: "Guo Yi is not stupid, and he also knows that he has to echo Danyang to block the Jiangdong Army, and our Jiangdong Army has spent more than half a year to consolidate Wu County, and now that we have enough strength, the pace of unifying Jiangdong should also be slowed down a little. β
This sand table has been lined up above the lobby of the county guard's mansion, and the topography of the Jiangdong above is becoming clearer and clearer.
"Let's fight together?"
Everyone's eyes lit up, and a strong sense of war also appeared in Sun Jian's expression.
"Fight together, the Jiangdong Army must come out, will it make our strength to defend Wu County empty, if someone makes trouble at this time, I am afraid it will be a failure."
Zhang Zhao was silent for a moment, glanced at Gu Yong thoughtfully, and said cautiously.
Gu Yong naturally understood what Zhang Zhao meant, and knew that it was time for him to speak, so he hurriedly said loudly: "Changshi has been overthinking, now that Wu County is under the governance of the lord, the wind and rain are smooth, and the people are living in peace, how can it be chaotic!" β
"Hahaha...... What Yuan Si said is reasonable, since this is the case, Liu Miao and Guo Yi, we will fight together, and we insist on winning Huiji and Danyang in one fell swoop! β
Sun Jian stood up, slapped his palm on the desk, his tall body was like a god of war, and said domineeringly: "The generals listen to the order!" β
"In!"
"Although it is a war on both sides, there must be a distinction between the light and the heavy, after all, Huiji is our rear, and the rear is unstable, so naturally we can't advance, so this time the focus is on Huiji County first, and then take Danyang."
Sun Jian already had a case in his heart, so he started to point the general cleanly, and said: "This general will personally lead 30,000 troops, attack Huiji, Cheng Pu, Huang Gai, Han Dang, since he went to war with me, as for Danyang, Wu Jing, the Taishou of Danyang personally promulgated by the imperial court, personally took command, and Bo Fu was the deputy general, including the overlord iron cavalry and the Jiangdong naval army, leading 15,000 troops. β
"No!"
The generals looked shocked, nodded, and then looked at the young Sun Ce in surprise, and Sun Ce was even more excited.
Now Wu Jing has been stationed in Yangxian for several months, just waiting to make a move on Danyang, although Wu Jing has contact with the military and has led troops, but relatively speaking, his talents are concentrated in government affairs, and he is not good at military affairs.
So this time, Sun Jian meant that Sun Ce wanted to be alone.
"Yuan sigh, this time you will supervise the logistics!" Sun Jian said.
"No!" Gu Yong nodded.
"Zibu, I will leave you 5,000 soldiers and horses, but can you town Wu County?" Sun Jian stared at Zhang Zhao with a trusting gaze and asked.
"Enough!"
Zhang Zhao nodded firmly, the current Wu County let Sun Ce kill a pass, and let Sun Jian suppress a pass, a year and a half can be regarded as a peace, as long as there is no accident on the front line, five thousand soldiers and horses are enough to suppress Wu County.
"Then I'll hand over Wu Jun to you." Sun Jian took out the official seal of the county guard mansion and handed it to him, saying.
"Lord, please rest assured, Zhao will definitely let the lord have no worries." Zhang Zhao took the official seal and said loudly.
"Wait and prepare, three days later, the Jiangdong Army will go on the expedition!"
Sun Jian walked to the door, stared at the west, his eyes moved, there was a sense of melancholy, waved his hand, and said loudly.
"No!" The generals began to go out excitedly and began to prepare nervously.
"Father, but Chen Wen in Yuzhang will be involved." After everyone left, Sun Quan walked up to Sun Jian and asked in a low voice.
"I'm really worried!"
Sun Jian nodded and said: "I have confidence in the Jiangdong Army, we will definitely fight Huiji and Danyang, but if Chen Wen is mixed in, it will be troublesome, Yuzhang County is the largest county in Jiangdong, with a population of more than 1.5 million, with Chen Wen's reputation and the support of Lujiang Lukang, he can recruit more than 100,000 soldiers and horses, which is a great threat to us." β
"I don't think I'm too worried." Sun Quan squinted his eyes and said.
"Why?" Sun Jian was puzzled.
"Chen Wen is already old, otherwise he would not have been forced by Zhou Ang to give up Shouchun, the Yangzhou Governance Office, and flee to Yuzhang for refuge." Sun Quan said: "I believe that as long as we don't fight Yuzhang, he will not send troops out of ten times, and Liu Miao is also his enemy, he definitely wants us to kill each other." β
"You're right!" Sun Jian nodded, and when he heard Sun Quan's analysis, he breathed a sigh of relief, and then asked, "By the way, how is your Jinyi Wei Yamen now?" β
"It's still in the preliminary stage, and the shelf has been set up, but for a while, it won't help Jiangdong." Sun Quan said.
"Take your time!"
Sun Jian looked at Sun Quan's naΓ―ve and determined little face, smiled, and said, "This time, I almost transferred most of the troops of the Jiangdong Army, and Wu Jun is afraid that there will be problems with Zibu alone, and you have to keep an eye on it." β
"Father rest assured, the right to guarantee, will not let Wu County have any chaos, the right to congratulate my father first, this battle flag is victorious, sitting in Jiangdong." Sun Quan bowed down.
"Victory!" Sun Jian is also self-confident and invincible.