"Formation!" Guan Ping saw that the Jiangdong army on the opposite side was killed, and immediately ordered to form a formation to resist the enemy. The terrain varies greatly, starting with a narrow path and then an open field. At present, the path is blocked by Kuai Yue's people with armor and battle robes, and the already rugged road is even more difficult. And a division of 8,000 reinforcements led by Guan Ping happened to block the open land, occupying a favorable location to block the enemy.

The sound of "clang" sounded again and again, and the 8,000 men and horses along the way began to form a formation according to the combination of long and short weapons. The large shield men lined up in front first, the pikemen behind them placed their spears more than a foot long between the large shields, and then the crossbowmen also stretched their bows and arrows in the back, ready to snipe.

With the sound of "poof", the Jiangdong Army, which was the most active pursuer, was unable to regain momentum, and crashed into the shields and spears of the Xuzhou Army array, and was immediately pierced. Although many people saw the gun forest in front of them and knew that they couldn't bump into it, they were pushed forward by their comrades behind them. At this time, the screams and screams came one after another, and the Jiangdong Army's pursuit formation was suddenly chaotic.

"It's a pity!" Seeing this, Guan Ping also sighed secretly, if he could put a fire on this narrow path at this time, it would be twice the result with half the effort, but now that there is this heavy snow, it is really difficult to implement. At the same time, after suffering nearly 1,000 casualties, the Jiangdong Army finally realized that there was hard stubble in front of it, and it was also lining up to advance slowly.

"Who's in the way?" In the Jiangdong army formation, a military general slowly walked out of the military formation, and the horizontal gun immediately stepped forward and asked.

"Xuzhou Guanping! Who will come? Guan Ping's self-confidence has also increased a lot now, and he generally no longer calls himself the son of Guan Yu, but directly calls himself Xuzhou Guan Ping. Hearing this, the general suddenly pursed his lips and said with some disdain: "Jiangdong Dong attacked, the thief will be killed!" After speaking, he slapped the horse and stabbed it with a gun, and Guan Ping also stopped it with a knife. The two had been fighting for more than twenty rounds, and the spear in Dong Xi's hand was a little sluggish, he never expected this young man's sword skills to be so sharp. Barely fighting for another seven or eight rounds, Dong Xi couldn't catch Guan Ping's big knife after all, and he slashed his left arm, and immediately the blood flowed, and he hurriedly beat his horse and retreated to see Zhou Yu to make plans again. Guan Ping did not chase, seeing that Cai Mao and the others had run away, he immediately ordered the sergeant to pack up the baggage of the Jingzhou army on the ground, and then retreat to the river to take the prepared boat across the river and return to the Lujiang River.

By the time Zhou Yu's brigade arrived here, only hundreds of Jiangdong Army corpses were left on the ground, and even the battle armor on the corpses had been stripped off. "Governor Dadu, the Xuzhou army has gone, but do you want to take advantage of the situation to attack Jiangxia again?" Cheng Pu's confidence is now skyrocketing, and he can't wait to uproot the Jingzhou army.

"No need, the soldiers have been fighting fiercely all night, and they are already very tired, so withdraw to Yuzhang first." The expression on Zhou Yu's face was slightly grim, but he still ordered calmly. It was not particularly unexpected that the Xuzhou army would come to help, but choosing to wait for the rabbit in this place, rather than directly rescuing, made Zhou Yu a little unexpected. It seems that the other party not only realized that he would take advantage of this heavy snow to attack the Jingzhou army, but also did not want to pay too many casualties.

"How did the battle go?" Back in the Yuzhang camp, Zhou Yu asked his subordinates.

"Our army fought fiercely all night, and the casualties were only more than 7,000. Jingzhou's 100,000 army on land and water, with at least 40,000 casualties, but unfortunately only more than 3,000 prisoners were captured. Chen Wu, the next general, briefly explained the situation. Zhou Yu bowed slightly, it is indeed unrealistic to catch too many prisoners in a night raid on someone else's territory, and it is already very good to be able to catch three thousand.

After this battle, the vitality of the Jingzhou army was greatly damaged. Liu Jingsheng claimed to have 300,000 soldiers and horses under his command, and he couldn't afford to toss it a few times. Zhou Yu smiled, and then ordered the armies to go back to rest and prepare for a decisive battle with the Xuzhou army and land after the road was cleared.

"Guan Ping, they did a good job!" Zhao Feng of Wancheng was also smiling after receiving the military report sent by Gan Ning and Guan Ping. "It's a pity that there are too few of our sailors, otherwise it would be safe to attack south while Zhou Yu Dazhai was empty." After learning that Gan Ning's navy had also raided Zhou Yu's Dazhai but returned in vain, Zhao Feng was also quite regretful.

"Zhou Gongjin's generation of Confucian generals, how can they be repulsed so easily, even if it is a surprise attack, they will leave men and horses to garrison the camp." Pang Tong beside him saw it very openly. At this moment, someone came to report that Tao Qian's second son, Tao Shang, had arrived.

"Brother Zhongquan!" Zhao Feng also hurriedly came out with Pang to greet the pottery merchant, the latter's official rank was not as good as Zhao Feng, and he quickly returned the courtesy, and the two sides were polite for a while and then sat down with the guest and host, and then Zhao Feng began to tell him what was the matter with letting him cross the river in the winter.

"I see!" When the pottery merchant heard this, he also suddenly realized, no wonder he wanted to run over by himself, and smiled slightly: "It is true that as General Zhao thought, my father was born in the land of Danyang Yuzhang back then, and he had dealings with Yan Baihu and Pan Lin, the two major leaders of Shanyue. Fourteen years ago, my father went to Xuzhou, and before leaving, he recruited soldiers in Danyang, and many Shanyue warriors also enlisted. Shang was young at the time, but he also had more than one relationship with the two leaders. At present, although Yan Baihu is dead, the leader of Pan Lin is still there, and he is willing to persuade them to come to help! ”

"That's great!" Zhao Feng was also relieved when he heard this, but Pang Tong on the side frowned when he heard this: "Don't blame Gongzi Tao, I think Gongzi and the people of Shanyue have not been in contact for more than ten years, and now they are in a hurry to meet, how can they convince Your Excellency?" ”

"This?" The potter was also a little hesitant when he heard this, Zhao Feng knew that his confidence was not very good when he saw his expression, but he also knew that Pang Tong would have a countermeasure when he asked like this, so he turned around and asked Pang Tong: "I don't know if Shiyuan has a way to deal with it?" ”

"Actually, it's not difficult, just send a man of argument and Tao Gongzi to go together to persuade the leader of Shanyue!" Pang Tong smiled when he heard this.

"But I don't know who wants to go?" Zhao Feng thought in his heart that the people who could take on this important task on his side were Lu Su and Pang Tong, but they couldn't leave for a while. But he saw Pang Tong smile and said, "Didn't the general forget someone?" Jiang Ziyi is known for his ability to speak well and argue that he is strong in Jiangdong, why not send him to the old Tao Gongzi? ”

"That's great!" Zhao Feng then remembered that he still had a Jiang Gan on hand, due to the influence of "Romance of the Three Kingdoms", Zhao Feng had not paid much attention to this Jiang someone, but only used him as a guide, and after conquering the whole county of Lujiang, he only sent him to serve as the county commander of Wancheng. Now that you need to lobby Shanyue, you need this person to come out. At that moment, Zhao Feng summoned Jiang Gan and ordered him to go with the potter.

A few days later, in the Shanyue camp in Danyang County, Qin Lang, the current leader of Danyang Shanyue, ceremoniously received Tao Shang, the son of the deceased Tao Qian, and at the same time the leaders of the main Shanyue in Danyang and Yuzhang counties, including Pan Lin, the leader of Yuzhang Shanyue.

"Tao Gongzi has been separated for more than ten years, and he is already a talent! We're all old and old! Pan Lin is over half a hundred years old this year, and he can't help but sigh after a salute. Everyone talked about Tao Qian and Yan Baihu, who had passed away, and lamented that things were wrong for more than ten years, and the topic was a little heavy for a while.

"I don't know why Tao Gongzi came to Danyang at such a time?" This time, it was Qin Lang who asked. As the leader of Danyang's largest Shanyue, Qin Lang is also a person with a bit of brains. Potters braved the ice and snow to come to Danyang, not just to catch up on the past. At that moment, the potter glanced at Jiang Gan beside him, and the latter stepped forward with a slight smile and said, "I am waiting to come this time, first, to accompany Tao Gongzi to visit old friends; These two are to discuss the formation of an alliance with the leaders. ”

"Alliance?" Pan Lin and Qin Lang were stunned when they heard this. Jiang Gan did not make any fools, and immediately explained his intention: "Uncle Liu Huang, the commander of my lord, appointed General Zhao Feng as the general of Zhengnan and came to Jiangdong to crusade against the Sun family. My lord has always treated people with benevolence and righteousness, and I know that you are deeply oppressed by the Sun family, so I specially ordered you to come here and want to unite you to fight the Sun family! "Jiang Gan has lived in Jiangdong for a long time, so he naturally knows that the enmity between Shanyue and the Sun family is as deep as the sea. When Sun Ce was said to have established himself in Jiangdong as a strong dragon, and after the conquest, he forced Shanyue to pay taxes and serve in the military, and was even rewarded to bureaucrats, landlords, cultivators, and slaves, and the people's grievances accumulated, so that the Shanyue people were provoked to resist with force. There are also many family forces that oppose Sun Ce, and they have also united with Shanyue to fight against it, Sheng Xian is a clear example. To this end, Sun Quan specially set aside four counties in Huiji County and Nanhai County to set up a Jian'an County, and made He Qi's brother He Jing the county guard, specifically responsible for suppressing the local Shanyue.

After Jiang Gan's impassioned words fell, everyone fell silent for a moment, and then began to buzz and discuss. After discussing for a while, a small leader first said weakly: "If Tao Gong wants to join forces with us, he will naturally have no hesitation. Just Uncle Liuhuang? "That's pretty much it, everyone understands what he means, that is, Uncle Liu Huang, we are not familiar with him, so we are not at ease.

Jiang Gan turned his head and smiled at the potter when he heard this, and the potter also understood what he meant, got up and said loudly: "You can rest assured that when Xuzhou was violated by the thief Cao Ying, the princes of the world did not dare to uphold justice, only Uncle Liu Huang led the army to rescue; My father wanted to entrust Xuzhou to Uncle Liu Huang many times, but Uncle Liu Huang repeatedly refused, and it was not until my father passed away that Xuzhou Qunlong was willing to take over. Shang didn't dare to say anything, but Uncle Liu's benevolence and righteousness were by no means inferior to his father! ”

When Pan Lin and the others heard this, they were also a little relieved. At that moment, Qin Lang asked again: "I don't know how Uncle Liu Huang wants us to help?" You must know that I am waiting for Shanyue, although there are some soldiers and horses, but it is a little difficult to conquer the city. "This Qin Lang is not stupid, for fear that he will be used as a gun, so he must ask for clarification first.

Jiang Gan naturally knew the meaning of his words, so he just replied with a smile: "There is no need for too much, as long as the leaders attack the counties near Danyang after the beginning of spring, and only need to lure Sun Yi's army out of Danyang City." ”

"Is that okay?" Qin Lang was also a little incredulous when he heard this, and when he saw Jiang Gan, he nodded affirmatively, but Pan Lin added: "If Uncle Hou is sitting in Jiangdong, how will he deal with us?" ”

"In the future, if the emperor's uncle sits in Jiangdong, you can go to the land of Yuzhou to reclaim the land and live and work in peace and contentment!" Jiang Gan's answer made them unexpected. This is also Zhao Feng and Lu Su after the research proposed, originally among the thirteen states of the Han Dynasty, Yuzhou has fertile land and the largest population, and the population of Runan and Ruyin counties alone was nearly 2 million in the heyday. However, after the Yellow Turban Rebellion, the population of Yuzhou has plummeted to less than 2 million. In addition, Cao Ying's earlier pacification of Yanzhou, many people have poured into Yanzhou. When Guan Yu and Zhao Feng marched into Yuzhou, the population of the entire Yuzhou was only seven or eight hundred thousand. If it weren't for Cao Ying's house, he wouldn't even be able to raise an army. Fortunately, during the previous plague, the displaced people from Jingzhou, Yanzhou and even Sizhou poured into Yuzhou, otherwise Guan Yu would not even have a million people under his rule now, let alone how to raise these 70,000 or 80,000 troops. At present, the total population of Yuzhou is about 1.2 million, of which Runan County has a population of 600,000 after merging Xiangcheng and Ruyin. In terms of the army, there are 80,000 front-line combat troops, and 40,000 of them were drawn from there in this march to Jiangdong, and there are about 40,000 of the remaining county soldiers + Tuntian soldiers. Feeling that Yuzhou is vast and sparsely populated, Zhao Feng and Lu Su agreed to wait until the south of the Yangtze River was pacified, so that more than 200,000 mountains from Danyang and other places would move to Yuzhou. First, to replenish the population, and secondly, to save them, they are doing evil in the mountains, which is difficult to control.

Pan Lin and Qin Lang discussed a little more when they heard this, and finally Pan Lin said: "We are willing to form an alliance with the emperor's uncle, but whether we go to Yuzhou or elsewhere in the future, we hope to have our own land to cultivate, instead of being tenant farmers or slaves." ”

"This is natural!" Jiang Gan also nodded and promised, and after everyone signed the agreement, Qin Lang, as the host, ordered a banquet to entertain Jiang Gan and the pottery merchants. Everyone just waited for the beginning of spring, and then acted according to the plan.

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