Chapter 1937 People''s heart conversion, beacon fire transmission
Everyone has calculations in their minds, and Zhou Tai is the same.
For Zhou Tai himself, he has no family background, no fame to support him, and what he has is a knife in his hand and a life on his body.
Zhou Tai is from Jiujiang. Although there is only one word difference between Zhou Yu and his hometown, it is the difference of one word that makes Zhou Tai and Zhou Yu almost indistinguishable.
According to Sun Quan''s order, after arriving in Jiangdong, although Zhou Tai was not a smart person, he also found that something was wrong in Jiangdong.
Before Sun Quan set off on the expedition, Jiangdong had already negotiated, and there should be no problem with money, food, soldiers, etc., just like at that time there was a claim that "even if you are short of your own family, you can''t lose the lord''s army food", etc. But wait When Zhou Taizhen came back to make another transfer, this or that problem appeared.
『General Zhou is really outstanding! Whenever there is a war, there must be danger! Now he is going straight to the Jedi again, he is really a hero in the world! 』
Is this a good word?
Zhou Tai always felt a little weird when he heard it.
『General Zhou, relax! There will be no difference in the military rations! Someone will send it in a few days! Please, General Zhou, stay calm...』
『Since my lord needs something, I should do my best. General Zhou will be stationed for a while, and I will go to make preparations for one or two...』
It seemed that there was no problem, but after Zhou Tai thought there was no problem, he waited for two days, but he still hadn''t waited for the supplies for the soldiers. When he went to find someone, he couldn''t find those enthusiastic guys who kept saying that there was no problem.
Sun Quan is the lord of Jiangdong. Everyone seems to know this, but in fact these Jiangdong gentry have no awe for Sun Zhongmou. On the surface, they seem to respect him, but in fact, there are many shouts behind him. , the reason why Sun Quan promised to give food to the soldiers before was because Sun Quan also promised to give them some profits and rewards, but now there is no feedback, and they have to tighten their belts again, who wants to?
Zhou Tai was very anxious.
Sun Quan was in Jiangxia, and he sent Zhou Tai to Jiangdong, not to take a rest in the mountains and rivers, but to lead his soldiers northward to assassinate Cao Cao. Now it is not clear whether the situation in Jiangxia will change in the past few days. But I have made no progress here, how can Zhou Tai be able to sit still?
Before Zhou Tai was just a white body, it was Sun Quan who was promoted to the army, and gave him trust and responsibility, but now...
What should he do, which is the most correct way to deal with it?
How to do how to do? !
In fact, the current Sun Quan regime is in an extremely delicate state, and this delicate state, whether it is Sun Quan, Zhang Zhao, Zhou Yu, or the four major gentry in Jiangdong, has been aware of it, and there is much hesitation.
The foundation of the Sun family naturally started from Sun Jian''s generation. The Sun family was originally from Jiangdong, but their early supporters such as Zhou Yu from Lujiang, Lu Su from Linhuai, Zhang Zhao from Xuzhou, etc., were not from Jiangdong. When he went to his hometown to develop his influence, he brought some outsiders with him.
Outsiders occupy high positions in the local workplace, outsiders hold military and political power, and outsiders say one thing, and under such circumstances, how could the Jiangdong gentry accept Sun Jian''s reinvention?
Therefore, local people such as Gu, Lu, Zhu, Zhang, etc., naturally did not integrate with these Huaisi forces under Sun Jian''s command, and this contradiction broke out after Sun Ce came to power.
There are many reasons for the outbreak, but three are important.
One is that although the Sun family is from Jiangdong, it is not a wealthy family. Sun Jian’s father is actually a melon farmer, who screams melon skin all day long. Sun Jian is considered a bit of a man, but he has been away from home for more than ten years.
Second, after Sun Jian died, the process of Sun Ce inheriting the Sun family did not conform to the ethical standards of the gentry. You must know that Yuan Shu is the sweetheart father of many people. Although Sun Ce was not born with a scabbard and beef tendon, he once knelt and licked under Yuan Shu''s hard money bag. After licking, he turned his face and refused to recognize anyone.
This kind of character, the Jiangdong gentry naturally tsk-tsk all the way, looking down on it in their hearts.
The third aspect, in the face of such a situation, Sun Ce’s choice of response is very simple, which is in line with the psychology of some people in later generations who only want to be happy, "kill".
『Squeeze Wu Hui and punish its heroes. 』
『Thousands of miles away, there is all the land in the south of the Yangtze River, punish the famous heroes, and dominate the neighboring countries. 』
『Cixin merges with Jiangdong, all those who are punished are heroes who can win the vitality of the people. 』
Even Sun Quan killed Sheng Xian, the prefect of Wujun, when he took over. Of course, on the surface, Sun Quan said that Sheng Xian, the prefect of Wu County, had a double heart, and searched out some soldiers and so on, but in fact, everyone knows that Sheng Xian, the prefect of Wu County, just said something about Sun Quan and Da Qiao. That''s all...
Although Sun Quan also tried his best to make up for it, such as visiting Gu Yong''s old mother in person, but since the crack has already occurred, even if it is glued with 520 glue, the crack still exists.
The personal guards of Gu Yong and Zhu Heng stood together, chatting without a word, just like their masters. The Gu family and the Zhu family are very familiar with each other, so it''s the same with the guards.
Human feelings are naturally created by walking. If the distance is too far, even if there are still some thoughts, with the increase of time and space, no matter how thick it is, it will fade away.
Gu Yong sat with a slightly strange expression, as if mixed with a lot of things, and seemed to have nothing at all.
Zhu Heng asked in a low voice: "That guy wants money and food again, I''m afraid he thinks we are all slaves, and we can do whatever we want..."
Gu Yong looked into the distance and said: "Now that you are greedy for merit, and you only use Zhou Youping as a soldier, how can you convince the crowd with such a decisive decision?" I heard that the governor of Zhou fought a **** battle under the city of Jiangxia, but... he couldn''t bear it and refused to help...』
Zhu Heng said: "Brother Gu''s meaning..."
『This week is not that week…』 Gu Yong said, 『If it’s a governor, it’s still…』
Zhu Heng nodded, and then said after a while: "However, if you insist on refusing to give it... I''m afraid it''s not appropriate..."
Gu Yong waved his hand and said: "In less than three days, Zhou Youping will definitely not be able to sit still, and he will come to the door. At that time, let him pick it up... It''s just pitiful... Hey..."
Zhu Heng said: "If that guy can cross the north of the Yangtze River and win Yanyu decisively, what''s the problem if he loses his family and property to support him?" However, now that he is too thoughtful and unwilling to employ people, how can he win the hearts of the people? 』
Gu Yong was silent.
After a while, Gu Yong suddenly said: "If the three armies are at a disadvantage, we should urgently help Jiangbei!" 』
Zhu Heng was taken aback for a moment, and immediately said: "This matter is natural. 』
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Dusk, twilight.
Although the rain has stopped for two or three days, the roads are still muddy and difficult, especially in Hefei.
Strictly speaking, this place is not called "Hefei" now, it should be "Feidong" and "Feixi", separated by Xiaoyaojin. And Cao Cao''s new advance base is called "Xincheng", so for convenience, let''s call it Hefei.
Cao Cao can be regarded as the northern army, and Sun Quan is naturally the Jiangnan team. For Cao Cao, of course, it can be seen that Sun Quan''s strongest place is the water army, that is to say, in any area with waterways, Sun Quan can exert 12 levels of power to transfer soldiers and allocate food and grass. Water transportation must be more than land It is much more convenient, so the control and suppression of waterways is Cao Cao''s strategy for Sun Quan.
Here in Hefei, Cao Cao''s suppression of the Jiangdong waterway is like a nail nailed into the belly of the Yangtze River.
Xiaoyaojin is the tip of this nail.
A group of convoys that were covered in mud, and even the vehicles were stained a lot, slowly approached the checkpoint of Xiaoyaojin. The soldiers of Cao Jun who guarded the checkpoint put down the two or three mouthfuls of late dried meat, and stood up cursingly, watching the convoy approaching slowly with somewhat displeasure...
Because according to the usual practice, the checkpoint will be closed after dark, and no one is allowed to enter or leave, except for luggage.
So the soldiers of Cao Jun in these checkpoints, as if they received an overtime notice from their boss when they were about to get off work, inevitably felt a little upset.
Zhou Tai was sitting in the first car, watching Cao Jun''s checkpoint getting closer, his heart couldn''t help jumping up.
Xiaoyaojin is close to Chaohu Lake and connected to the Yangtze River, so Zhou Tai detoured from the river and landed in a remote place.
The levels are getting closer.
Looking at Xiaoyaojin not far away, Zhou Tai took a deep breath. He didn''t expect it to be so smooth. If he could rush in and set fire inside, even if he couldn''t defeat Cao Cao immediately, he would still be at a disadvantage, and the lord would definitely be able to win on the frontal battlefield. up!
『Stop those who come! Cao Jun Jun Cao shouted loudly, and then came up with four or five soldiers.
Zhou Tai also hurriedly gestured towards the back, then jumped down, and greeted with a smile from afar, "The road is difficult, I have been delayed for a while, and I have caused trouble to you brothers..."
Jun Cao looked at Zhou Tai coldly, frowned slightly, "Who are you?" What about your village head? 』
Zhou Tai''s heart skipped a beat, but the smile on his face became even brighter, and his pace quickened a little, "Our village chief accidentally got crushed on his leg by the wheels of the cart, so it''s very inconvenient to move. In the car...」
Jun Cao waved his hand and said, "Call him over!" Come with writing! 』
『Don’t... Brothers have been walking for a day, look at the muddy water, let us go there to rest first...』 Zhou Tai tried to get closer while talking nonsense.
『Presumptuous! ”Cao Jun Jun Cao’s face turned cold, “Retire immediately! Call your chiefs! 』
Zhou Tan put his hand behind his back and held it on the handle of the knife. He just pretended not to understand, pressing forward step by step, "Ah? What did you say? Chief, didn’t the chief hurt his leg...』
『Stop! Cao Junjun Cao suddenly shouted loudly, "Where are you from?" Why not a Jizhou accent? 』
『You don’t care where I am from! Seeing that the distance was almost the same, Zhou Tai didn''t bother to say any more, so he cursed directly, "Do it!" kill them! 』
Zhou Tai swung his knife and slashed, Cao Junjun Cao exclaimed for a while, and quickly blocked it with his knife, but blocked a gap, Zhou Tai swayed by, slashed in the waist and abdomen, and immediately slashed to the ground, And several Wu soldiers who followed Zhou Tai also rushed forward one after another and cut down these Cao soldiers.
The soldiers of Cao Jun who were standing in the checkpoint saw the sudden change, they couldn''t help being stunned for a moment, until they saw Zhou Tai chop Cao Jun Cao''s head off, and when the blood sprayed, they suddenly reacted and howled : "Enemy attack! Enemy attack! 』
Zhou Tai let out a roar, and threw the head in his hand towards Cao Jun''s checkpoint: "Kill!" Resistors die! 』
The Wu soldiers brought by Zhou Tai pulled out their weapons from the baggage cart one after another, howled and began to rush towards the checkpoint of Xiaoyaojin.
Cao Jun in Xiaoyaojin was startled by the warning sound, and then the noisy voice remembered, and instinctively began to fight back. Long arrows were shot from the opposite side of the checkpoint scatteredly, but because of the hasty shooting, most of them were not accurate, and scattered fell on the ground. bridge deck, or directly into the water.
Only by breaking through the checkpoint of Xiaoyaojin can we rush into the new city.
If you want to capture Xiaoyaojin, you need to break through the bridge here first!
"quick! quick! rush over! 』
Zhou Tai shouted.
If you are blocked on the bridge deck, you will definitely become a living target!
Zhou Tai picked up a spear that Cao Jun had dropped before, and then threw it at the opposite side. A soldier of Cao Jun who was lining up was stabbed in the chest, and immediately fell to the sky, screaming horribly.
However, Cao Jun''s interception speed exceeded Zhou Tai''s expectations. Although Zhou Tai had accelerated his speed as much as possible, he still stubbornly formed a shield wall under the attacks of Zhou Tai and Wu Bing, and more and more His arrows gradually became more accurate, causing Wu soldiers on the bridge to fall into the water from time to time.
Zhou Tai chopped down a Cao Jun sword and shield in front of him, but there were shields behind the shield, layered upon layer, and Cao Jun''s sergeant seemed to be shouting something not far away, and arrows shot out from the increasingly dark night. The middle shot will come!
Zhou Tai suddenly felt regretful, wouldn''t it be better to come back in the middle of the night?
But when we arrived at dusk, it was reasonable to be anxious to pass the card, so Zhou Tai decided to come at this time after thinking for a long time, and because there was no writing, so when he arrived at the checkpoint, his secrets would inevitably be revealed, so he could only grab it by hand!
But what I didn''t expect was that firstly, I didn''t seem to grab it as fast as I thought, and secondly, Cao Jun didn''t seem to be panicked and unresponsive as imagined!
Zhou Tai''s Wu Bing was immediately stuck on the bridge deck!
Among the congestion, many Wu soldiers were either forced by arrows, or jumped into the water on their own initiative, and swam to the other side. Cao Jun didn''t seem to expect that Wu Bing would abandon the bridge and swim over, and he was a little confused for a while.
Zhou Tai was overjoyed, he shouted and stepped up his offensive, and saw that Cao Jun''s shield formation was about to be destroyed. , the big Cao character on it indicated that it was not Zhou Tai''s reinforcements who came!
Zhou Tai was blocked by the enemy on the bridge of Xiaoyaojin for a while!
Wu Bing panicked suddenly, his fighting spirit was scattered, many people saw that the momentum was not right, they dropped their heavy armor and weapons, jumped into the river again, and fled along the current like fish swimming.
Cao Xiu, who came from behind Zhou Tai, patted his forehead fiercely, "Quick! dash forward! Kill Wu Gou, Hugh let Wu Gou escape! 』
Although Cao Xiu said that he made some arrangements according to Cao Cao''s instructions, he was also negligent. He forgot that most of Wu''s soldiers could swim, so he didn''t make any arrangements in the water. It can make it difficult for Wu Bing to fly with wings, but Wu Bing is indeed as Cao Xiu expected, flying away without wings, but he can become a "swimming fish" and plop into the water...
Zhou Tai was still not reconciled, even his arm was cut by someone, and he still refused to retreat, but the guards around Zhou Tai understood Zhou Tai''s temper, so they set up Zhou Tai and ran towards the water without saying a word...
Although the sky falls and there is a big head to support it, but before the sky falls, make sure there is a big head! Otherwise, according to the law of the Han Dynasty, even if the guard of the lost master escaped with his life, he would still be beheaded in the end!
If Zhou Tai is alive, then the responsibility for failure will naturally not fall on the guards. Guarding and protecting the general will naturally do their best, even risking their lives, because even if the general is guilty, the general''s guards will still be rewarded if they sacrifice their lives to protect the general, and they can also get a generous sympathy for the family.
Cao Xiu chased to the water''s edge, roared angrily, and let the soldiers shoot arrows at the Wu soldiers in the water, but only saw some splash effects, the lethality of the arrows after entering the water was almost the same as nothing, and most of the Cao soldiers were not He can swim, not to mention fighting Wu Bing in the water, so in the end, he can only watch Wu Bing escape most of the time with the help of the current...
"Hey! ’ Cao Xiu slashed Xuxu with his saber a few times in the air, and then ordered, ‘Retreat! Raise the fire! 』
Not long after, three bonfires that had been piled up were blazing, and the firelight reflected Xiaoyaojin, which could be seen more than ten miles away.
After a while, there were also fires shining on the distant mountain tops, and the pin-shaped bonfires were very conspicuous in the night sky. Obviously, this is a pre-arranged warning sentry beacon tower. This kind of beacon tower was used to transmit messages, and it was naturally very fast, and it was still used in later feudal dynasties.
The beacon fire communication in the Han Dynasty was very mature. During the battle between Wei Qing and the Xiongnu, the Huns wanted to use the night to break through the border. As a result, the beacon fire sent an alarm, and the information was directly transmitted from Liaodong to Chang''an in the northwest overnight!
Of course, the amount of information transmitted by Fenghuo is limited...
Hefei is not so far away from Cao Jun’s camp, and it is not as far across the territory of China, so at night, Cao Cao received a signal that Xiaoyaojin was under attack...
Of course, Sun Quan, who was located in Jiangxia City, also saw this signal and was immediately overjoyed!
(end of this chapter)