Chapter 2375 Orderly Inheritance
Taixing five years, December.
Xu County.
Heavy snow.
Relatively speaking, this year is a relatively peaceful year in Yuzhou, with neither major disasters nor major military threats. Hussar General Fei Qian is also busy with his own affairs, and Huan Huan, Xianbei Wuhuan, etc. in Youzhou in the north The turmoil was basically settled, and everything was developing for the better. Generally speaking, it was relatively comfortable. It seemed that a good year could be passed. As a result, there was news that Xuzhou was attacked by Sun Quan.
Guangling County Government fell.
Sun Quan''s soldiers pointed directly at Xiapi, causing Xuzhou to shake and Yuzhou to panic.
『Xi Aiqing, why can’t Guangling be defended? ’ Liu Xie, sitting at the top, asked while looking at the map.
For war, Liu Xie has mastered the six orifices, which does not mean that Liu Xie has completely given up his thirst for knowledge in this area. Although Liu Xie was a little dizzy looking at the map at the moment, Liu Xie still persisted, wanting to see something from the map.
After all, this is the world of the Han Dynasty, and he is the emperor of the Han Dynasty.
After Xixi arrived in Xu County, he naturally met Liu Xie after the "job training". It is basically not too difficult for Xixi to say something true or false. After all, Jinwen scriptures are also In this way? An inexplicable prophecy, followed by a twisted explanation.
Not to mention, these gentry children in Yuzhou still eat this!
Even General Cao Cao went to the Xu brothers to ask for a comment that was almost similar to "prophecy" or "prophecy"?
The prophecy comes back to the prophecy, but Xixi still has some basic skills. Seeing the emperor Liu Xie''s question, he cupped his hands and said, "Return to Your Majesty... this land of Guangling is sparsely populated, and the weapons and city defenses are insufficient..."
If possible, Xi Ji would of course want to trick Xun Yu and the others. After all, when he was doing "on-the-job training", it was really called face-loss. It''s called "Icebreaker Action", but it''s actually letting new employees know that they have put away those **** original pride, and now they are "community animals". Capitalists only need animals who can bear hardships and stand hard work and only know how to work. They don''t need any face that gets in the way, or useless things like self-esteem.
But Xi Xi knew that it was not the time yet, because the monitoring of him had not been relaxed, just like the guards and yellow gates outside the main hall, and Xi Xi didn''t know if there was someone''s eyeliner among them, so he just Being able to say some "good things", told Liu Xie about Guangling''s various flaws, and emphasized some objective conditions, which sounded like it was "very reasonable" for Man Chong to be forced to retreat.
Of course, whether it is really reasonable or not is Liu Xie''s own judgment.
Xi Ji knew in his heart that Guangling''s military equipment was sparse and its defenses were abandoned, which was actually Cao Cao''s strategy. According to Xi Xi''s speculation, people in Xuzhou don''t have a good impression of Cao Cao, so although they accept Cao Cao''s rule in name, in fact Cao Cao''s claws can''t get in!
Under such circumstances, will Cao Cao try his best to help the people of Xuzhou build public facilities, lay roads, repair city defenses, and even recruit soldiers to pay for them?
Obviously impossible.
And these local aborigines in Xuzhou, local tyrants, will take out their own money and spend it on these aspects for the safety of Xuzhou?
is obviously impossible.
So under such circumstances, how good is the defense system of Xuzhou, especially the relatively remote Guangling?
However, Xi Xi could not tell Liu Xie about these contents, at most he could only mention them a little bit.
『Your Majesty, don’t worry...it’s cold today and the roads are blocked by snow and ice...』 Xi Xi said slowly, "Most of the soldiers in the east of the river belong to mountains and mountains, and it is difficult to resist ice and snow. Therefore, Xiapi will be safe in the short term..."
Liu Xie nodded slightly, and then asked, "If the spring turns snow and Sun Bing attacks again, so what?" 』
"...Xiapi is the most important place in Xuzhou. Although Sun Bing advances by land and water with great momentum, all the counties and counties in Xuzhou are connected by blood, and they know the severity. If the Pi is not strong, the disaster will continue..." Xi Xi''s eyes moved slightly, "The general must have made arrangements...Even if the Pi is in danger, within five hundred miles, it will arrive within ten days. Carefully balance the situation, strictly prepare the military affairs, and make every effort to stop it. Sun Jun will not let Sun Jun step further..."
Liu Xie pondered for a moment, and then asked: "Why can''t Guangling be guarded for a long time, but Xiapi can stop thieves?" 』
"This..." Xi Xi glanced at Liu Xie quickly. It''s a good question, but it''s a pity that I can''t tell the real reason, I can only talk about it. . Sun Bing''s invasion was really sudden, so it was difficult to mobilize soldiers and equipment to fortify the city...Xiapi City has high walls and thick walls, and it is safe from danger. It has Langya and others from the East China Sea as backup, and it is equipped with elite generals, both in battle and defense... Sun Bing is far away, and the situation will not last long. If he walks around the city, Xiapi will cut off the three rivers, and he will fight back and forth, making his advance and retreat unbalanced, and Sun Bing will be exhausted to deal with it...』
『What if Sun Jun garrisoned Guangling in order to advance Xu? ’ Liu Xie asked again.
"Your Majesty..." Xi Xi lowered his head, "Sun Jun is not familiar with the northern land, although Guangling is trapped, the east is the sea, the west is the marsh, the north is obstructed, and there is nowhere to go. If you build a military fortress, it will be used as a solid place. , and need population and materials, and it will take years to mobilize and transfer... Therefore, it cannot be stationed for a long time, and if you do not advance, you will retreat...』
Liu Xie looked at the map in a daze, and murmured in a low voice: "In the past, Guangling County led eleven counties, including Guangling, Jiangdu, Gaoyou, Ping''an, and Lingxian, with a population of more than 400,000... Now, they can''t stop Sun Jun''s attack." ...''
Xi Xi lowered his head, pretending he didn''t hear.
Although Xi Xie is already a servant, and in the process of accompanying Liu Xie, he has also obtained Liu Xie''s affirmation and is about to be promoted to Guang Luxun, but Xi Xie still knows that there are some things...
It''s better to play dumb.
...(o□`o)...
Outside the city of Lingling County in Guangling, many people dragged their families with them, carrying all the big and small burdens on their backs, and brought everything they could carry at home. They supported each other and climbed up the suburban mountains. One hunter pulled two Go ahead, kids.
Different from generals like Zhou Tai who think about what Sun Quan thinks and are anxious about what Sun Quan wants, Zhu Zhi thinks about the same direction as Xi Ji.
Guangling is actually the land of Outuo and cannot be lived for a long time.
So something should be done, isn''t it a very simple thing?
Looting.
It’s like the Hu people from the north going south to hunt grass valleys. Of course, Sun Jun will give a more elegant name, a crowned name, such as “inviting” them to Jiangdong for the safety of the people in Guangling. of…
No one wants to leave their hometown, and no one wants to be exploited and enslaved like a livestock. When they can struggle, they always have to struggle to some extent, even if such a struggle is a little powerless and helpless.
The news that Sun Jun began to plunder the population of Guangling and migrated the people immediately made the people of Ling County very nervous and flustered. As the officials who had been domineering over them before, they had already received the news. Before anyone could react, he fled with a cart full of gold and silver...
Before that guy was still making a high-profile announcement on the head of the county seat that "the city is here and the people are here". After receiving the cheers from the people of Ling County, he patted his chest, and then ran away while it was dark...
Therefore, these people had no choice but to save themselves.
In this world, if you give up on yourself, then you don’t need to count on others. Someone said to go to Xiapi. Because some people have been to Xiapi before, saying that there are many people there, the city is high, and the walls are thick, and Sun Jun will definitely not be able to fight, but some people say that Sun Jun is going to stare at Xiapi. If he could enter the city, he might still become a scapegoat and a labor slave to defend the city!
So the final conclusion is to go to remote places and hide...
Under the leadership of several hunters and drug farmers, they chose a small hill and went up to a flatter place on the mountainside. There is only one way to go up here, as long as some young and strong people can hold it, the surrounding trees are lush, and there are springs in the cave for drinking, it is an ideal refuge.
The children didn''t understand the suffering of the military disaster, and they didn''t know what worry was. On the contrary, they found it very interesting to camp on the mountain, and they were chasing and playing around.
On the other side, the adults are basically worried. While cutting down trees to build shacks, they are also thinking about and worrying about the belongings that have not been taken away...
Suddenly, the panicked voice of the watchman on the top of the mountain came out: "Boat! There is a boat! Soldiers! It''s Sun Bing! 』
Everyone jumped in their hearts, they couldn''t help but dropped the things in their hands, quickened their pace to the top of the mountain, hid behind a stone and looked at the river in the distance.
The big river south of Ling County is Sishui.
Although the distance is far away, on the unfrozen river, there are dark ships moving slowly along the Surabaya River. On the ships, the military flag of the Sun family is waving in the wind. On the side of the river, there are still some smaller black spots swaying, or in small groups, walking near the official road, or heading towards the field road to the villages along the way.
Everyone couldn''t help but feel scared and happy at the same time.
If they hadn''t escaped first, they might be stuck in the village now!
『Xiapi…』
The leader of the previous Orion said, "They are going in the direction of Xiapi..."
『Uncle, there are so many boats... so many people...』 The boy on the side didn’t realize what it meant, and seemed to be yelling with excitement of seeing the big world, 『Uncle! What are they going to do? 』
『I don’t know...』 Orion murmured, 『I just know that if they find out...they will arrest us and kill us...to die...』
"why? ! 』
"I have no idea…"
...(/□＼*)...
In Surabaya.
On the ships of the Jiangdong Army.
Jiangdong’s current military system is very interesting. On the one hand, there are a large number of foreign soldiers and complex types of troops. On the other hand, the hereditary military system is implemented, and the generals have hereditary leadership authority...
Of course, Sun Quan is the biggest hereditary leader of the army. Under his command, there are central troops including the Habayashi soldiers, the tent soldiers, the left and right troops of the tent soldiers, the Wuwei soldiers, the five school soldiers, the tiger cavalry soldiers, and the Ma Xian soldiers. Ministry, external soldiers, central army soldiers, battalion soldiers, etc., as well as mountain and Yue soldiers, barbarian soldiers, barbarian soldiers and other ethnic minority troops.
In the future, the soldiers directly under Sun Quan will have Troops of No Difficulty, Soldiers of Trouble...
So in Jiangdong, from Sun Quan to the generals, they are all crazy about expanding their own strength, like Zhou Yu who tried his best to reduce his own strength during the battle, almost a rare one among the few.
But on the other hand, if Zhou Yu hadn''t reduced his own strength as much as possible in the previous battles, I am afraid that Sun Quan would not be able to tolerate him now!
You don’t have to wait for a high level of skill to shake the main body. Sometimes the side branches are too strong, and the branches will feel threatened...
Zhu Zhi and the Zhu family''s army, of course, did not have Zhou Yu''s awareness, and even felt that the Zhu family was still not strong enough to protect themselves, so the cabins of the Zhu family''s ships were filled with all kinds of looted cloth and clothes , and food.
The more valuable things have already been transported to Jiangdong first. These cloth, clothes, food and grass are also important and necessary supplies in the follow-up battle, so basically they are kept.
The hereditary leader system has some advantages, but there are also many disadvantages.
Although Sun Quan issued a soft order that everyone is not allowed to burn, kill and loot, and that the seized materials need to be handed over, and then distributed uniformly after the war, in fact, all the generals, even the low-level military schools, did not follow this order and handed over a small amount. Things are perfunctory, others are kept separately...
I don’t have anything in my hand, how can I lead the soldiers?
『General Zhou is quite capable this week, and even won a photoshoot...』 Xie Zan said to Zhu Ran, "This kind of weather... I thought General Zhou would definitely suffer... Really..."
Xie Zan''s attitude towards Zhu Ran is very respectful, even somewhat licking.
Because the strength of the Zhu family is much greater than that of the Xie family.
Xie Zan, the Xie family is from Kuaiji County. Kuaiji County and Wu County are next door. In fact, the two counties were together at the beginning, and Wu County was later separated from Kuaiji County.
The current Xie family is not as brilliant as the Jin Dynasty.
The Xie family in Jiangdong gradually became one of the best families in Jiangdong after the Xie family from Chen Jun crossed to the east and brought a large number of scriptures and craftsmen.
The current Xie family in Chen Jun doesn''t even have a model framework, and is just a small official in Chen Jun. Who would have thought that this Xie family would lead the battle of Feishui in the future and become an existence that the Zhu family needs to look up to?
Thirty years in Hedong, thirty years in Hexi.
In fact, looking at the rise and fall of the Xie family, Zhu family, and even the various surnames in Jiangdong, to a certain extent, the plundering of Jiangdong, as well as the population that migrated south during the Three Kingdoms and Jin Dynasties, are the prosperity of these surnames in Jiangdong. basis of change.
A large number of people migrated to the south, which brought about the development of Jiangdong.
In the beginning, there were only four counties in Wu County. Later, Wuxing County and Dong’an County were cut out, and there were twelve counties. The large population dividend brought great growth to Jiangdong, but under these prosperity The dense bones of the dead are rarely mentioned. Just like now, Zhu Ran doesn''t feel that plundering and engulfing the population of Guangling to Jiangdong, turning these peasants from Guangling into their own farm tenants, private soldiers, and slaves for a lifetime, for generations. behavior would be problematic.
Because everyone is doing it this way, so they naturally follow suit. Is there something wrong?
Zhu Ran nodded confidently and said: "My father was originally worried about rushing forward. Under the freezing weather, if he couldn''t attack, he would suffer... General Zhou''s night attack, although he said it was unexpected, decided to restrain himself, and then went down." The city is high and the moat is deep, if you want to take risks...』
Xiaxiang Shuiguan, of course, it cannot be said that there is no credit at all, but it is unrealistic to say that Xiapi can be easily obtained after conquering Xiaxiang. At first, Zhu Zhi felt that the weather was cold, and Sun soldiers in Jiangdong were not used to such a climate, so it was not very appropriate to march in, but Zhou Tai insisted on not retreating, and even led his own private soldiers to directly attack the Prime Minister.
And it worked...
Zhu Ran and Zhu Zhi have the same standpoint. At this moment in the war situation, stability is the first priority.
Is the relationship between the lower phase and the water a meritorious service?
yes. But it''s not necessary. It''s like after having a million dollars, do you still have to risk your life and wealth to make another one hundred thousand? Obviously the risk is too great. Now that Zhu Zhi has conquered the Guangling government, all he needs to do is to transfer the population and goods of Guangling to Jiangdong one after another, then the Zhu family will become the most popular family in Jiangdong...
Even if Sun Quan came, he must admit Zhu Zhi''s contribution to conquering Guangling.
As for Zhou Tai, in fact, this time, he was really lucky.
Wars are sometimes like this. If you succeed, everything is easy to say. The recklessness of acting without authorization will become brave and decisive. If you fail, Zhou Tai will be finished immediately, and there is no need to say anything.
Zhou Tai has conquered his inferiority right now, so of course Zhu Zhi can''t say nothing.
Zhu Ran brought some soldiers and sent some food, grass and equipment to Zhou Tai.
Interesting enough?
He didn''t care about Zhou Tai''s guilt of sending troops without permission, and he added troops and money, but in fact, this was Zhu Zhi''s plan. It can even be said that when Zhou Tai expressed his disagreement with Zhu Zhi, he had already fallen into Zhu Zhi''s control. In the trap of governance.
Sun Jun’s northern expedition was led by Zhu Zhi. Zhou Tai could have different opinions, but he could not act without authorization. This is problematic in terms of military law. Zhou Tai couldn''t stand the stimulation and attacked his face. If he failed, what Zhu Ran brought now was not food and grass, but the orders of the military law!
Even if Zhou Tai succeeds, will Zhou Tai''s life be easier?
Although it is a meritorious service to beat it down, it is also a crime to lose it!
Xiaxiang Shuiguan, if Cao Jun launches a counterattack, Zhou Tai will bear the brunt!
At that time, will Zhou Tai stick to it, or retreat?
This is also the reason why Zhu Ran specially sent soldiers and food to Zhou Tai in the cold winter. As long as these soldiers and food reach the prime minister, then Zhu Zhi''s responsibility will be completely cleared!
If Zhou Tai has any problems in the future, Zhu Zhi must not be involved!
Zhu Ran stood at the bow of the boat, looked into the distance, and smiled slightly.
Warrior is of course very important, but in Jiangdong, only martial bravery is not enough...
(end of this chapter)