Chapter 1901 Delay in urgent matters, do urgent matters in a hurry
In the camp of the Jiangdong Army in Jiangling.
Zhou Yu frowned.
『Cheng Demou is the governor of the left? 』
The soldiers under his command replied: "That''s right, the left commander leads 10,000 troops, and they will arrive soon..."
Zhou Yu waved his hand slightly, the messenger understood and bowed to leave.
Jiangling is no better than Jiangxia, although it is only one word worse, but in fact the difference is very much. Jiangling was originally the seat of Jingzhou. Later, because Liu Biao came to Xiangyang, he did not dare to enter Jiangling alone, so he adopted the strategy of Kuailiang and Kuaiyue in Xiangyang. After strangling the thieves, the situation in Jingzhou was stabilized. Later, the administrative office was simply moved to Xiangyang.
It can be seen from this that the prosperity of sect thieves in Jiangling at that time was a very serious problem.
Sect thief.
Many people just think it is a simple word, but in fact, if you think about it deeply, why are sect thieves common in Jiangnan area of ??Jingzhou, but rarely seen in Jiangbei and other places?
Actually, sect thieves are not really like thieves in the usual sense, bandits or something like that, but contain a profound concept of Chinese tradition, "winners lose bandits".
Because most of the "Three Kingdoms" written in the history of later generations stood on the standpoint of the northern regime, the south became a thief. And if these "thieves" are located up and down the river, then there are some relatively pertinent names, "Zongyou", "Zongzhong", etc...
Therefore, the fact that Jiangling sect''s thieves are strong is not due to the strength of the "thieves", but the strength of the "scholars"...
Then it is not difficult for Zhou Yu to fight Jiangxia, because Jiangxia was originally used as a military buffer zone, or the existence of a frontier zone.
Jiangneung is different. One is a mining area and the other is a residential area. Can they be compared? So fighting Jiangxia can be like a fire, but fighting Jiangling needs to be simmered slowly. Zhou Yu''s original plan was to show the power of Jiangdong through Jiangling, and then let these people in Jiangling influence Xiangyang in turn, so as to achieve the goal of defeating people without fighting. Effect.
To fight Jiangling City, the more important thing is to subdue these Jingzhou clans!
After all, the dog jumps over the wall in a hurry. If it is said that these clans in Jiangling are persecuted too hard, they may fall to the other side instead...
Zhou Yu adopted this strategy because the composition of Jiangdong''s soldiers was not suitable for attacking fortified positions. In other words, it has become less suitable for fierce confrontation now...
The composition of Jiangdong soldiers and horses is a three-layer pyramid structure of generals'' private soldiers + recruited soldiers + slave soldiers. The top one is naturally the most elite generals'' private soldiers, and then they are controlled and commanded layer by layer. The upper ranks have fewer soldiers, and the lower ranks have the most.
If it is a match in the field, then the elite private soldiers commanded by the general will lead the recruits to break through the opponent''s formation, and then the army will cover up and kill to win the final victory. This is basically the traditional tactic handed down from Sun Jian''s generation.
There is nothing wrong with Sun Jian using such a tactic. The second generation of Sun Ce will continue to use it, and it is fine, because both Sun Jian and Sun Ce are fierce generals in front of the battle. The private soldiers of the Sun family are the most powerful backbone. The Sun family took the lead in charging. Overcoming difficulties, what other people have to fart?
So Sun Jian and Sun Ce use this **** structure to charge forward, regardless of whether the final result is victory or defeat, there is basically no problem.
But now...
Now, the private soldiers of the Sun family are behind...
Even if Zhou Yu is talented and brilliant, he can’t change just by saying change. After all, Zhou Yu’s surname is Zhou.
So the current Jiangdong soldiers are not saying that they can only fight with the wind, but it is best not to get into trouble, otherwise the morale will collapse and it will be easy to lose control. Under such circumstances, how can Zhou Yu not be cautious?
But there happened to be a left governor, Cheng Pu.
Is this Cheng Pu...
Zhou Yu was silent for a moment, then stood up, "Come on, get your horse ready!" Follow me to meet the governor of the left! 』
Cheng Pu is different from Huang Gai. Although both belong to the Jiangdong generation, Huang Gai is more willing to be flexible, while Cheng Pu has a more rigid personality, which is a typical representative of the elder faction. Zhou Yu is naturally a representative of the second generation. Then Sun Quan''s intention of appointing Cheng Pu as the left governor is very obvious.
Zhou Yu sat on the horseback, staggering, feeling a little emotional in his heart.
If you talk about charging into battle, Sun Jian and Sun Ce can throw Sun Quan out of sight, but on the other hand, if it is a comparison of power skills, Sun Quan is really worthy of his name...
Sun Quan is probably in a hurry. Sun Quan dispatched Cheng Pu as the left governor. In fact, he wanted to strike a balance between the veteran faction and the second generation faction. It not only took care of the interests of both parties, but also allowed the two sides to check each other. It is best for the two sides to report to each other so that Sun Quan can control A bunch of small braids on it are convenient for remote control in the background.
『Meet Zhou Dudu! 』Seeing Zhou Yu standing on the left side of the road to meet him, Cheng Pu jumped off his horse and saluted Zhou Yu.
Zhou Yu also returned the courtesy, meticulously.
『What''s the matter with Governor Zhou? Let''s be blunt. 』The two men stood on a small **** beside the road, and the guards behind them stood at the bottom of the slope. Cheng Pu also had a direct personality, he didn''t exchange pleasantries, and he didn''t beat around the bush, he just spoke directly.
Zhou Yu nodded, and said slowly: "My lord wants to conquer Jiangling in a hurry? 』
Cheng Pu was silent for a moment, then nodded. Although Sun Quan didn''t directly tell Cheng Pu what kind of military order he wanted Cheng Pu to make, but given his parting words, who couldn''t understand what Sun Quan meant?
『Jiangxia is a place to stand, if you need it urgently, take it, if you can’t get it, there is no place to stand... 』Zhou Yu tried to communicate with Cheng Pu, 『Jiangling is not the case, if you need it urgently...』
Zhou Yu''s gaze was gloomy, and he looked to the north, "I''m afraid it''s a clam and a crane fighting..."
Cheng Pu frowned and said, "The governor means..."
Zhou Yu said: "Some time ago, I received news that the hussars have returned to Guanzhong..."
Cheng Pu was taken aback, and said, "So fast? ! Didn''t they mean confrontation under Xu County? 』
These days, the conquest of a city is generally calculated in years. It is common to attack a city for half a year or a year, and there are even those who have fought for three or four years... Even in the later Yuan Dynasty, the Mongolian soldiers who brought back the artillery, fought Xiangyang also played for six years...
So Cheng Pu was very surprised that the war between Fei and Cao ended so quickly, and he vaguely understood Zhou Yu''s concerns, but after thinking for a while, he still said: "It is more urgent to go to Jiangling!" 』Even if Cao Jun came, so what? Isn''t it just **** his mother, let''s see whose knife is harder!
Zhou Yu couldn''t help frowning. The reason why he couldn''t talk to some of the veterans was that these guys, like Cheng Pu, were still stuck in the era of Sun Jian. Killing, even counting the first-level meritorious deeds of a human head requires a finger...
『Cheng Dudu! Zhou Yu tried to speak more clearly, "The world here is not Jiangdong''s family. Although Jingzhou is small, it has a lot to do with the door of the Central Plains, so proceed with caution...』
The battlefield in the north has changed, and further detection is needed. After the movement is determined, it will be convenient for the implementation of the next plan. At least it is necessary to know whether Cao Jun has any changes, etc.
Cheng Pu waved his hand, interrupted Zhou Yu, and said, "I don''t understand these things. I just know that the lord has an order to conquer Jiangling! If Zhou Dudu has any good ideas, he might as well submit the case directly to the lord! If the lord gives an order to someone, he should obey it! A certain military affairs are still unfinished, so it is inconvenient to speak freely with the governor, and I hope the governor will forgive me! farewell! 』
Cheng Pu is not stupid, he understands what Zhou Yu means, but don''t rush to act, wait for Zhou Yu and Sun Quan to communicate clearly before taking action, but the problem is that if Zhou Yu''s suggestion is followed, what will Sun Quan think? So Cheng Pu also told Zhou Yu very bluntly, I should do it here or I can do it. If you have any questions, just talk to Sun Quan and it will be fine. I only obey military orders!
Zhou Yu could only nod his head in the end, and watched Cheng Pu meandering away with his men and horses. After a long time, he couldn''t help but let out a long sigh.
Zhou Yu also knew that such a major event would naturally need to be communicated with Sun Quan, and he also sent a messenger to Jiang Xia, but he was also worried that Cheng Pu would mess up the plan during the process of communicating with Sun Quan, so he came with a little hope. Meet Cheng Pu...
However, now, the situation is slipping toward a situation beyond Zhou Yu''s control.
『I hope... in time...』 Zhou Yu sighed slightly, and his frowns were filled with worry.
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Some things, the more anxious you are, the slower you have to be, and if you do it little by little, you will not miss things. In addition, there are also some things that are not so urgent at first, but they have to put on a state of fanfare in order to attract attention.
Yang Xiu also had some headaches.
Luo Yang is really broken...
To repair the city walls, a large amount of money is needed, and to restore agriculture and mulberry, it also requires labor and a large amount of materials. The same is true for water conservancy repairs and dredging of rivers.
It''s hard to rely on the Yang family only...
After pondering for a long time, Yang Xiu decided to borrow chickens to lay eggs.
The hussars won several victories, and naturally captured a lot of captives, and these captives Fei Qian basically did not take them away, but stayed in Luoyang.
Yang Xiu is now Henan Yin, Luoyang Ling, facing these Cao Jun prisoners, he still has some headaches.
Keep it, it’s a waste of food, the crops around Luoyang haven’t recovered much, and now there are so many mouths of these captives, although the captives are usually given the lowest rations, but the accumulation adds up day by day , is also a lot.
Did you kill it? Something is wrong. Although Fei Qian said that Yang Xiu was appointed as Luoyang Commander, he was still under Hussar''s command, but if something really happened, Yang Xiu didn''t think Fei Qian could immediately send troops to rescue...
After all, sometimes Yang Xiu can feel some killing intent revealed by Fei Qian...
After comprehensive consideration, Yang Xiu planned to return the wounded Cao Jun prisoners in Luoyang City to Cao Cao as an early gift package.
After all, these wounded Cao soldiers may not be able to go into battle immediately, so it is not possible to increase the strength of Cao Jun. On the contrary, these wounded soldiers may drag down Cao Cao''s pace. No matter how bad it is, having so many mouths to eat is still a waste. At the same time, Cao Jun was shocked by the previous battle situation. After these people return to Cao Ying, they will naturally have a certain influence among Cao Jun , It can also let those Cao Jun soldiers who have not participated in the battle feel the power of the hussars, and then increase some sense of fear.
Yang Xiu is not afraid that Cao Cao will not accept these people, because if he thinks differently, even if Yang Xiu knows it is a poison, he has to eat it first and talk honestly.
Therefore, Yang Xiu did not notify Cao Cao first, but directly sent people to take these injured soldiers to Yangcheng with great fanfare.
These Cao Jun prisoners who set out earlier either injured their hands or legs, and some of them were more serious. They were dragged on stretchers and moved forward slowly. was directly abandoned on the side of the road.
These Cao Jun wounded soldiers naturally couldn''t walk so fast, so naturally Cao Jun''s scouts passed the information to the ears of Xiahou Dun, the guard of Yangcheng.
When Xiahou Dun heard the news, he was eating preserved fruit. Xiahou Dun was preoccupied and ate very slowly. Although Xiahoudun returned to Yangcheng, it seemed that everything had returned to the original state, but everyone knew that things were completely different.
Cao Cao told Xiahou Dun not to think too much, but can Xiahou Dun really think about nothing?
Many people in the court have begun to privately discuss that the Xiahou family is actually trash, Xiahouyuan is like this, Xiahou Dun is no exception, and then Xiahou Chong, ha ha ha ha...
The more Cao Cao trusted Xiahou Dun, the more he made Xiahou Dun feel a great responsibility. Trust is a kind of debt, and it has to be repaid to some extent. Although there were some reasons for the defeat in the previous battle with hussars, a defeat is a defeat. Even if you emphasize any objective and subjective factors, it will make people think that they are Sophistry is shirking responsibility.
So Xiahoudun endured all these rumors, endured them, silently, then ground them up, and swallowed them in his stomach, just like the bowl of wheat and rice in front of him.
Cao Tai, who came to report the letter, couldn''t help cursing: "Yang Family Shuzi! So sinister! These wounded soldiers suffered, let alone suffered! 』Cao Tai is the eldest son of Cao Ren, he is somewhat youthful now, so he naturally thinks of something and sprays it.
Xiahou Dun still ate slowly, and then put the last piece of pickled vegetables and a few grains of wheat into his mouth, chewed carefully and swallowed it, as if eating some delicacies from mountains and seas.
『Aren’t all under the hussars like this? Xiahou Dun put down the bowl, motioned for the guards to take it away, and said slowly, "Is it still expected that Mrs. Yang will bring the horses and soldiers rations?" 』
Cao Tai frowned and said: "If you accept it, it may hurt morale." 』
Xiahou Dun nodded, "Before establishing a new battalion in the east of the city, order the doctor to go to Haosheng for treatment... Also, if Yang''s son comes with an envoy, he will bring him to see a certain..."
Xia Houdun felt that Yang Xiu was definitely not just sending back the wounded prisoners.
Sure enough, Yang Cang was brought in front of Xiahou Dun.
『Who are you? ’ Xiahou Dun asked.
Yang Cang bowed his hands and saluted: "I am Cao Yangcang, the order of Luoyang. 』
『Hongnong Yang? 』Xiahou Dun pinched Yang Cang with his eyelids. He looks quite talented, of course, who doesn''t like a beautiful and capable male secretary these days? Maybe only the General Hussars used that fat black bird...
Yang Cang smiled, acquiescing.
Xiahou Dun nodded, and then said: "Sit down." 』
『General Xie. 』Yang Cang sat down.
Xiahou Dun was silent for a moment, and said, "Who''s going to send back the wounded prisoners?" 』
『Hussars have an order, the head of the family is in charge of Henan Yin, and the head of Luoyang is also! ’ Yang Cang replied. The authority of the local prefects in the Han Dynasty was very large. The so-called masters meant that all the military and political powers were in the hands of one person, and such things as wounding prisoners were naturally included. There is nothing wrong with Yang Cang''s words, after all, Huqi did hand over Luo Yang to Yang Xiu.
Xiahou Dun nodded and said, "Why return it?" 』
Yang Cang said: "It is useless to keep such injuries, it is better to return them." 』
Xiahou Dun froze for a moment, then smiled and said, "You are really sincere!" 』Xiahou Dun originally thought that Yang Cang would say some **** words of compassion, but he didn''t expect to say his purpose so directly and clearly.
『Besides this, is there anything else you want? ’ Xiahou Dun said leisurely.
Yang Cang cupped his hands and said, "The general really sees thousands of miles and illuminates everything." To return the captives is to establish a market, exchange what is needed, and learn from each other''s strengths to make up for our weaknesses! 』Yang Xiu wants to rebuild the Heluo area, relying solely on the strength of the Yang family is indeed somewhat inadequate, so he must get material support from other places, so for business, a large number of business people and material exchanges will undoubtedly allow Luo Yang restores vitality faster.
Yang Xiu speculated that there would be no fight between Fei Qian and Cao Cao in a short time, so why not take advantage of this time to make a fortune?
『Is there any mutual exchange, learn from each other? 』Xiahou Dun frowned. He really didn''t expect Yang Xiu''s purpose to be this. He was a little surprised, but soon became a little suspicious. Did Yang Xiu get some orders from General Hussars to infiltrate in the name of doing business?
But the problem is that if there is such a market, it is indeed beneficial to break it. Among other things, war horses, a rare resource, are something Cao Cao can''t wait for.
Is Yang Xiu really willing to open a market in Luoyang for trade?
This may sound unbelievable, but it also moved Xiahou Dun''s heart.
Because Xiahou Dun also knew that it was impossible for Cao Cao to take the initiative to attack General Hussars at this stage. If he could take advantage of this time to obtain some weapons and horses from Generals Hussars, that would be the best. Although there were other channels before, such as caravans taking the route of Wancheng, if a market can be fixed, wouldn''t it be much better than the caravan trading model with an irregular time and quantity?
Xiahou Dun was hesitant. He didn''t want to let go of this opportunity, but also worried that this was a trap. What if it was a new trap?
The mutual trade between the two sides is neither big nor small. Naturally, Xiahou Dun could not make the decision alone, so on the one hand, he asked Yang Cang to stay in Yangcheng for a while, and on the other hand, he also sent soldiers to Xu County. Letter, report what happened...
(end of this chapter)