Chapter 202: The Battle of Xuzhou (12)
At this time, Tai Shici controlled the area south of Wanling in Danyang County, and the Shanyue people were attached. Sun Ce felt that it was difficult to break for a while, so he planned to attack Huiji in the south first. However, Wu Jing and other generals all felt that at this time, they should first defeat Yan Baihu and others stationed in Wucheng to ensure the stability of the rear.
In this regard, Sun Ce thinks that Yan Baihu and others gathered to make a living, but they were just looking for a means to make a living, and they had no ambitions, which was not enough to become a future trouble. If you lead your troops to attack them at this time, you will only lose your troops in vain, and you will not gain much advantage. The attack on Huiji is different, Huiji is located on the southeast border, the land is vast and rich, if it can be successfully occupied, it can form a two-sided attack on Tai Shici. As for Yan Baihu, he is just a bandit leader, and he doesn't have much talent in himself, so it's easy to destroy!
Therefore, Sun Ce led his army into his hometown of Fuchun, and then crossed east through Zhejiang to attack Wang Lang, the Taishou of Huiji, who was stationed in Shanyin. In other words, the land of Huiji County is indeed vast enough, and its area is as large as two or three Wu counties. However, the population living there is not as large as that of Kure.
When Wang Lang learned that Sun Ce was leading his troops to attack, he planned to mobilize soldiers and horses from various cities to reinforce him. Gong Cao engaged in Yu Chuan and thought that Sun Ce could fight well, and his soldiers were strong and strong, so he proposed that he should retreat elsewhere to avoid his edge. However, Wang Lang himself was also a person who understood military affairs, and he believed that Shanyin City was bordered by Huiji Mountain in the south and Zhejiang tributaries in the north, and the terrain was quite dangerous, and it was enough to resist Sun Ce's troops.
Subsequently, Sun Ce launched several attacks in a row, but failed to break through as Wang Lang said. But then Sun Ce's uncle Sun Jing made a suggestion, there is a trail called Chadu in the mountains of dozens of miles to the south, although the terrain is a little dangerous, but it can reach the Gaoqiantun where Wang Lang's army can put grain and grass in the rear.
That night, Sun Ce ordered people to light torches in front of them as suspicious soldiers, and then sent Sun Jingdu Zhou Tai and Jiang Qin to lead a group of soldiers and horses to march from the Chadu Mountain Road. Subsequently, Gao Qian was attacked. All the grain and grass in the tun were robbed, and Wang Lang couldn't help but be shocked immediately.
The next day, the city was cleared, and Sun Ce led troops to attack again. Wang Lang sent Zhou Xin and others to lead the army to meet the battle, but they were broken by Sun Ce because of the fluctuation of the army's heart, and Zhou Xin was beheaded in battle. Immediately, Yu Fu led the crowd to cover behind, while Wang Lang went to the beach to prepare a boat, and then the two fled along the sea to Dongzhi County (now Fuzhou) in the south.
Dongzhi County is a coastal isolated city standing in the southeast of Huiji, and there are no other cities within a radius of hundreds of miles. Most of the local people rely on fishing to make a living, and men, women and children are deeply water.
Subsequently. Sun Ce also ordered people to find boats to lead the army to continue the pursuit, but when he pursued to Dongzhi, he was met with strong resistance from the naval army defending the city and the local fishermen. In order to capture Wang Lang as soon as possible and pacify the entire territory of Huiji, Sun Ce issued an order to slaughter the city. So, in the case of heavy casualties among the people, Wang Lang had no choice but to surrender because he couldn't bear it.
After that, Sun Ce appointed himself as the chief inspector and still appointed Yu Tuo as Gong Cao. Sun Ce knew that Wang Lang was a talented person. I wish he could serve his life. But Wang Lang refused to accept Sun Ce's call, even if Sun Ce sent Zhang Zhao, who had a friendship with him, to persuade him, it was useless. Sun Ce understood that he had done it first, so he didn't force Wang Lang anymore.
But he said that after the relocation of the capital was arranged. Cao Cao dismissed Situ Chun Yujia, Taiwei Yang Biao, and Sikong Zhang Xi from their posts, and entrusted all the affairs of the court and the central government to himself. In this regard, the other ministers were a little dissatisfied in their hearts, but they did not dare to say anything.
October. Cao Cao led his army to attack Liang County, and Yang Feng and Han Xian fled to Shouchun and defected to Yuan Shu.
At this time, Yuan Shao had been besieging Dongjun for nearly a year. But it was still not taken. Cao Cao, in the name of Liu Xie, sent an edict to rebuke Yuan Shao, saying that he had a large land and a large number of troops and sufficient grain and grass, but he supported his own troops and attacked without authorization, and did not take the country's social affairs to heart. In this regard, although Yuan Shao was quite puzzled, he still wrote to blame himself and explain.
Cao Cao was proud, and felt that it felt quite good to "coerce the Son of Heaven to order the princes". Immediately, he issued an edict in the name of Liu Xie to appoint Yuan Shao as a lieutenant, and wanted to recruit Yuan Shao to the court.
Yuan Shao couldn't help but feel very angry, but said to the envoy: "Since the day he raised his troops to fight Dong, Cao Cao almost died several times, but I saved him; Now he also wants to hold the Son of Heaven hostage and give orders to me! Then he did not accept the edict.
At this time, Cao Cao felt frightened, so he had no choice but to give up the position of general, and he changed to the position of Sikong and led the affairs of the general.
Later, Cao Cao appointed Xun Yu as a servant and acted as Shang Shuling, and asked him to recommend a strategist for himself. Xun Yu recommended his nephew Xun You and his friend Guo Jia.
Regarding Cao Cao's recruitment, Xun Yu was hesitant in his heart. It was only because it was not in line with the plan he had set with us that he resigned.
Cao Cao couldn't help but write to him: "If there is chaos today, it is the time for wise men and wise men to establish their fame; And when you observe the changes in Shu Han now, do you think it will be a long-term solution there? ”
At this time, Xun Yu also wrote a letter to advise Xun Yu to come and serve the imperial court. and warned him to know how to adapt to the times and learn to be flexible, otherwise it is easy to cause trouble.
Xun You saw that there was no hope of going to Shu County to serve at the moment, and the Son of Heaven had returned to Kanto, and his uncle was also serving in Xu Du at this time, so after careful consideration, he accepted the call. Subsequently, Xun You was appointed as the Taishou of Runan, and in turn was appointed as the Shangshu.
Speaking of Guo Jia, I originally wanted to send someone to summon him to Xuzhou to serve, but then I found that there was no suitable position for him. He is indeed a man of intelligence, but the problem is that he is relatively idle by nature, not good at doing boring work, and his talent is brainy, so the profession of strategist is the only suitable for him.
However, Feng Xian and my subordinates usually don't need any strategists, but those who are both civil and military. We ourselves know very well how to plan our strategic policies, what we should do when we should do something, how we need to fight a specific war, and how we need to plan our daily government affairs.
You said you wanted him to come, and he was idle all day with nothing to do. Don't let him come, it's really a good talent. Or maybe after he came, he was asked to be a tutor in the open school, responsible for teaching students cultural knowledge and the principles of life like Confucius. However, I think that if he were to be his mentor, he would only know how to take his students to drink and play chess all day long, and teach a group of different strategists like him, so I am afraid that the gains will outweigh the losses.
Therefore, for a commander who is too talented, some talents are outstanding but they are not very useful. At least we don't need it at the moment, and we don't have a position for him.
Guo Jia accepted the call, but before leaving, he asked Xue Cong why he didn't want to serve under Cao Cao. In this regard, Xue Cong smiled and did not answer, only said: "One day, you will understand." Although Guo Jia didn't understand very much, he didn't ask any more. Later, Guo Jia arrived in Xuchang, and Cao Cao appointed him as Sikong Sacrificial Wine and was in charge of the staff and military.
Yuan Tan fought with Tian Kai, and Tian Kai was defeated and fled. He then continued his attack on Beihai, with whom Kong Rong fought for several months, and fled to the mountains for refuge in defeat, where his wife and daughter were captured by Yuan Tan. After Cao Cao learned of this, because he was an old friend of Kong Rong, he recruited him to come to the court to serve as a master craftsman.
At that time, Yulin Supervisor Zao only suggested to Cao Cao: "Although there are not many soldiers in the army of Lu Bu and Shaoran, they are all diligent and enterprising, not only can they fight well, but also know how to cultivate the land, collect mulberry and raise silkworms; That's why they were able to survive the predicament in the first place, even without looting, when food was scarce. In addition, the land distribution system they implemented is also very applicable, and there are points worth emulating, and if the Ming Gong can adopt its beneficial points, it will be more conducive to the future development of the territory. ”
Cao Cao adopted Zaoyi's suggestion and appointed him as the governor of Tuntian, and Ren Jun as the general of the Diannong Zhonglang, and let the two of them take full charge of the affairs of Tuntian.
As for the land distribution system that we have implemented, I have formulated it in view of the huge population base of later generations. After all, this era belongs to the agricultural era, there is no developed science and technology, and the grain output per mu of land is usually limited, so it has to be distributed in a controlled manner.
In other words, many people blindly think that as long as they win the hearts of the people, they can win the world. However, if you don't even understand the most basic distribution of labor, how can you win the hearts of the people? It is true that those who win hearts and minds win the world, but if you want to win hearts and minds, you must first know how to allocate resources. (To be continued......)