Three Kingdoms

The moist wind on the river blew the Sun family flag representing Jiangdong.

The flag is still in the style of a big man, with the same size and color.

The difference is that people under the flag may not still have the word "big man" in their hearts.

Huang Gai raised his head and watched the flag hunting in the wind, and his heart seemed to resonate with the swing of the flag.

If Zhou Yu hadn't spoken, Huang Gaizai would never have thought that the current situation in Jiangdong would be extremely dangerous. Because in Huang Gai's eyes, Jiangdong is still Jiangdong, and there haven't been many changes.

"There are three reasons why great things happen in the world. The right time, right place and right people..." Huang Gai gently repeated in his heart what Zhou Yu said at that time, his thoughts fluctuating for a moment.

The right time, right place and right people were not invented by Zhou Yu, let alone Brother Zhu, but Mr. Mencius and Meng. Of course, Sun Tzu also elaborated on this concept. In later generations, even a primary school student may be able to recite these words, but for Huang Gai, it was indeed the first time for him to hear such a detailed analysis from Zhou Yu, and the content of the analysis also shocked Huang Gai.

What Zhou Yu told Sun Quan was destiny, and what he told Huang Gai and others was that the time, place, and people were favorable.

Of course, it would not be wrong to say that these two aspects are actually somewhat similar. After all, the final result may be to compete for the world. It’s just that one focuses on theory and the other is more concrete. The right time, right place and right people can be regarded as an abstract concept or as concrete guidance. Battles, campaigns, strategies, whoever can occupy the right time, place and people will win.

Zhou Yu said that if there are ten parts of the weather, then eight parts are in Jiangbei and only 20% are in Jiangdong. The geographical location is better, but only 40%, because the upstream is not in the hands of Jiangdong, and Jingzhou in the middle reaches is constantly competing for it. As for harmony...

Zhou Yu fell silent when he talked about harmony. This silence made Sun Quan restless and also made Huang Gai frightened. Because it is true that without Zhou Yu having to say anything, Jiang Dong himself can knock the shit out of him. Even Huang Gai himself actually took the opportunity to expand some of his own troops in the previous stage.

Huang Gai certainly did not recruit troops to expand his headquarters to oppose Sun Quan. He just instinctively safeguarded his own interests.

But when everyone is considering their own interests, there is often no common interest. Most of the time, if you want to have common interests, everyone must give up some personal interests. Note that everyone, as long as one of them has a sinister heart, then the so-called team or group will not be affected. They will eventually collapse, just like the biblical Tower of Babel or the prisoners in the interrogation room.

Under such circumstances, Jiangdong doesn't have enough time...

In other words, Zhou Yu has no time, so the only thing left is to grab time.

Zhou Yu's time-grabbing strategy is very complicated to operate, but to put it simply, it means finding an opponent for Jiang Dong, and of course there can only be one. On the one hand, he used the pressure from his opponents to unify himself and transfer internal conflicts to the outside. On the other hand, he provoked Fei Qian and Cao Cao to fight. If Fei Qian and Cao Cao don't fight each other, then Jiangdong will be finished sooner or later and will never have a chance.

Huang Gai was not a strategist, nor could he be as versatile as Zhou Yu, but one thing that was great was that Huang Gai would never be cunning or cunning in what he should do, especially since he also did not want Jiangdong's foundation to collapse.

So Huang Gai came, just like in history when he pretended to surrender, knowing that there was danger, but still did not refuse.

"Captain!" General Zhu's warship ahead! ” the sentry above Diao Dou shouted loudly.

Huang Gai took a look and signaled to pull over and stop the boat.

After a while, the ship stopped, and Zhu Huan also took a small boat from his warship and transferred to Huang Gai's ship to pay tribute to Huang Gai.

Zhu Huan was not lacking in etiquette. After paying homage to Huang Gai in a serious manner, he said: "The general's headquarters are all here, and they will obey the orders of the governor." 』

Huang Gai did not give Zhu Huan a warning without meeting him. Instead, he looked around at the mountains, rivers and rivers around him. After a moment of silence, he suddenly asked: "Which barbarian village is the closest to here?" how many people? Someone needs to sacrifice blood to the flag! 』

Zhu Huan was stunned for a moment, but quickly replied, "More than twenty miles away from here, there is a small village with about a hundred households." 』

"But Wuling Man?" ” Huang Gai asked.

Zhu Huan nodded, and then seemed to have something to say.

"If you are kind, I will use this stronghold to worship the flag." Huang Gai didn't mean to wait for Zhu Huan to finish his words. He directly patted the side of the boat and shouted loudly, "Send the order, let's go!" 』

The war drums roared, and the entire fleet set off one after another.

Zhu Huan's fleet merged into the main fleet and continued to move forward. Zhu Huan stayed on Huang Gailou's ship.

War flag hunting.

As red as blood.

"Captain..." Zhu Huan stood beside Huang Gai, as if he had been vomiting the question in his stomach for a long time before spitting it out, "I think the Wuling barbarians are just a disease of mustard moss, so why bother to have the governor come in person?" ...』

Huang Gai snorted, "General Zhu can speak frankly!" 』

"..." Zhu Huan was silent for a while, "The general thought that the southern barbarians were in the mountains and had no understanding of the culture, so they could be driven away with advantage. By appeasing a few of them and alienating them, they could be pacified. If the expedition was too powerful, it would lead to deep hatred and make them combine……"

Before Zhu Huan finished speaking, Huang Gai glanced at Zhu Huan coldly, "Do you want to give orders to someone?" 』

Zhu Huan lowered his head and said, "The general will not dare." 』

The scene was immediately very embarrassing.

Huang Gai said in a deep voice: "If you have other ideas, you can write to the lord." However, in the army, you should know that military law does not allow for two things. 』

Zhu Huanlin said, "The general will know." 』

Huang Gai nodded and spoke firmly to Zhu Huan, "Shan, General Zhu will be the vanguard in this battle!" 』

Zhu Huan accepted the order, immediately got off the Huanggai Tower ship, got on the stern, and returned to his own ship.

Zhu Huan failed to understand, but it was obvious that Huang Gai refused to communicate. Zhu Huan himself had a very ordinary relationship with Huang Gai.

Zhu Huan was a new general, while Huang Gai was an old-school general at Sun Jian's time. How could such two people casually urinate into a pot?

Not everyone in the world has the responsibility to explain to others the goals and plans of what they do, not to mention that Huang Gai and Zhu Huan belong to different factions. It is impossible for Huang Gai to explain to Zhu Huan in detail, but Such behavior made Zhu Huan very puzzled.

"General... Governor Huang, what do you say?" "Zhu Huan's confidant, Zhu Chang, glanced sideways at the direction of Huang Gai's ship, and then asked in a low voice.

Zhu Chang was younger than Zhu Huan and was considered Zhu Huan's younger brother.

Zhu Huan watched the surrounding mountains slowly move back, "Get ready for battle." 』

"ah? ” Zhu Chang was stunned for a moment.

Zhu Huan said in a deep voice: "Captain Huang wants us to attack Qinglang Village and use it to sacrifice the flag..."

If ordinary people looked at Zhu Huan's current position, they would naturally be envious.

As a general, Zhu Huan was only a partial general, but don't use bean bags as solid food. A partial general was also a general, and he had soldiers and horses under him. A single order could mean the difference between life and death. Plus, he was young and had a promising future. It seems that it doesn't look too good at all, but Zhu Huan inside it may not be as beautiful as outsiders think. It's not the pretentiousness of being in a high position, but the embarrassment brought about by his status.

Zhu Huan was a general who was deliberately promoted by Sun Quan after he came to power. In terms of military exploits, he could not compare with the veteran generals. In terms of strategy, it was also not his turn to make the decision. Sun Quan was now suppressed, and Zhu Huan was also dumped here in Wuling and Nanman. Folk songs are sung over the mountains.

Because he knows the local situation better, Zhu Huan knows what the content of these Nanman Shanyue's extremely arrogant folk songs is. Although Nanman Shanyue is said to be either a brother or a younger sister every day, in fact, these Nanman Shanyue do not only know how to complain every day. These guys are also more busy making a living.

Life is not easy for the people of the Han Dynasty, and it is even more difficult for the Nanman people in these mountains. The pastoral life of slash-and-burn cultivation is not as beautiful as a poetic picture, so generally speaking, unless they are really forced to the point of no way to survive, these southern barbarians will not bother to rebel. Therefore, on the whole, the Nanman Shanyue is actually like the Xiqiang during the Han Ling Emperor's period. They are all problems that only arise when they can't survive. If they are calmed down a little, the storm can basically be calmed down. Those who are truly ambitious can After all, there are only a few people who want to cause trouble. Most Nanman Shanyue still need to eat, and those who can stutter will be satisfied.

But if the policy of coercion is stained with blood, new hatred will naturally arise, then it will not be so easy to calm down...

Zhu Huan originally thought that the big guys in Jiangdong should not understand this truth, but what he didn't expect was that whether he wrote the letter himself or asked Qin Bo to convey it, it seemed to be of no use. Jiangdong still sent Huang Gai to suppress it. , and Huang Gai had no intention of listening to his advice and suggestions, and even seemed to be suppressing him, which made Zhu Huan feel somewhat uncomfortable.

But if I feel uncomfortable, what can I do?

The first level of officialdom crushes people to death.

What's more, he was in the army at the moment. If Zhu Huan said no more, Huang Gai would push him directly to the deck and chop off his head!

"Qinglang Village?" Zhu Chang said doubtfully, "That village didn't do anything?" 』

Zhu Huan was silent for a while, "They are Wuling barbarians." 』

"..." Zhu Chang also fell silent.

"Send the order and prepare for battle." Zhu Huan sighed, and then motioned to his confidant Zhu Chang, "You help me prepare my armor... This time, we are the vanguard..."

After more than twenty miles of waterway, the soldiers were not very tired and they arrived quickly.

Zhu Huan commanded the warships to dock, and then began to line up at the foot of the mountain.

Qinglang Village is not by the river, but about three or four miles further in.

Huang Gai stood on top of the building and watched coldly as Zhu Huan and his men gathered.

Huang Gai didn't like Zhu Huan, nor did he hate him. He had no personal grudges against Zhu Huan, but expressed disgust for the group that Zhu Huan represented. Jiangdong is so big and can only support so many soldiers. Everyone knows that it hurts when you clench your fists together and hit them with arrows. It is not easy to break when the arrow shafts are tied together. However, Jiangdong's military force is still divided into the old school and the new school. Send the Jianghuai faction and the Sun clan...

To fulfill the governor's instructions, military power must be unified for the future of Jiangdong. Even if Zhou Yu didn't emphasize this point, Huang Gai knew it in his heart. If Sun Quan hadn't deliberately pulled Zhou Yu back and showed doubts about his intention to suppress the old-school generals, Jiangdong would have occupied Jingzhou and had a ticket to enter the finals. !

Why are you in such a mess right now?

Zhou Yu would not say that he wanted to invade the new generals, and Huang Gai would not say it either, but he would do it.

Sun Quan also refused to say it, or was still reluctant to say it.

Therefore, Huang Gai is preparing to polish Zhu Huan...

Or sharpen it.

or it could be……

Huang Gai pressed the formation, and Zhu Huan set off with his men.

The road to the mountain village was not easy to walk, and only two or three people could walk side by side. Zhu Huan could only send fifty people as the vanguard first, and he led the rear team to climb up step by step.

Wu Lingman in Qinglang Village also discovered Zhu Huan and others, and the low horn warning sound sounded in the mountains.

Along the way, Zhu Huan and others were not attacked. Perhaps the people in Qinglang Village did not react, or perhaps they thought there was still a chance for negotiation. Wu Ling Man in the village screamed loudly, his figure shook, and then a Chinese voice with some weird emphasis came out: "What do you want to do?" Our Qinglang Village has not done anything illegal! 』

Zhu Huan was silent for a while, and then said to Zhu Chang: "Go up and shout for him to come out of the stronghold and surrender!" 』

For Zhu Huan, he felt that his order was already helping Wulingman. As long as he was willing to surrender, he could at least save his life. But for Wulingman, who would be stupid enough to give his life to others? To decide?

Well, not to mention, things that Wuling people understand may not be understood by passers-by who run red lights and electric cars in later generations...

Qinglang Village refused to surrender. So the attack began quickly.

Zhu Huan's soldiers shouted in response, raised their shields and sabers, and crawled toward the gate of the stronghold. At the same time, under the cover of the forwards, the crossbowmen of Zhu Huan's rear team approached the wall as much as possible and fired arrows and crossbows to suppress it.

"Swish, swish, swish!" 』

The arrows flew towards the village wall, and the barbarians behind the wall were so suppressed that they could not lift their heads.

Some of the Wuling Man hid under the wall of the village, and some raised their shields to defend themselves. However, many of the Wuling Man who were running around in the village were shot and were wailing and rolling on the ground. Some people wanted to pull the people who were shot, but soon even the rescuers were shot to the ground.

Blood flowed out, and death came to this small village.

A Wuling barbarian warrior holding a colorful wooden shield stood behind the village gate. While holding up the shield, he shouted something. The other Wuling barbarian warriors also responded one after another. They seemed to still maintain a certain level of morale, but Not many people noticed that the hand holding the sword of this middle-aged Wuling barbarian warrior was actually trembling slightly...

Most of Wulingman's shields are wooden shields, large and thick, with patterns outlined with natural stone pigments. And most people don't have them yet. They must be at the warrior level within the tribe to have such a shield.

"Boom!" Boom! Boom, boom, boom! 』

The low sound of war drums echoed in the mountains, forests and river valleys, rippled on the treetops, and caused birds to fly.

"Break open the village gate!" "When Zhu Huan saw that the Wuling barbarians on the mountain wall were suppressed, he gave an order loudly.

Several Jiangdong soldiers who rushed in front of the village gate put their shields behind their backs, and at the same time took out the battle axes they carried and smashed the sides of the village gate, while another group of soldiers carried it and chopped off a bowl halfway. The foul-mouthed trees didn't even have their branches completely removed. They shouted and trotted directly into the village gate!

The village gate groaned and trembled.

The Wuling barbarians on top of the stockade wall ignored the suppression of Jiangdong soldiers' arrows and began to shoot at Jiangdong soldiers below the stockade wall.

Wulingman's bows and arrows are generally crude bamboo bows, and they use very simple bamboo arrows. In terms of armor-breaking ability, of course it is not worth mentioning, but the problem is that Wulingman often does not rely on it when hunting in the mountains and forests. The original armor-piercing lethality of bows and arrows is the toxicity of various plants or animals.

These poisonous arrows, which were originally used to deal with animals, are now used to deal with Jiangdong soldiers. Although the arrows are not strong in breaking armor, if they are shot on shields and armors, they may not cause any huge damage to these Jiangdong soldiers. Lethality, but after all, Jiang Dongbing is not covered in armor, his face, arms, legs and feet are all unarmored. After being shot by these poisonous arrows, although the wounds caused by the arrows themselves are not fatal, the toxins they carry are in these When Jiang Dongbing's energy and blood boiled, it spread quickly. Many Jiang Dongbing who were shot seemed to have only a small wound. After a while, they foamed at the mouth and fell convulsing.

Poison arrows are quite destructive, but they are useless if they cannot hit the unarmored parts, and the quantity is also limited. No one will just make hundreds or thousands of poison arrows at home for fun, so after exchanging a batch After the casualties, Wulingman Qinglang Village's counterattack strength declined.

The door of the cottage was cracked and then completely pushed open, and Jiangdong soldiers swarmed in.

The two sides fought hand-to-hand in the village.

Wuling barbarian warriors formed a shield formation and blocked the gate of the village.

The first wave of Jiangdong soldiers who rushed in were quickly chopped down and fell to the ground dead or injured. But soon, the second wave of Jiangdong soldiers rushed in, and then the third wave...

After Zhu Huan rushed in with his personal guards and dispersed the only array of Wuling barbarian warriors, the resistance of Qinglang Village quickly collapsed.

Zhu Huan's personal guards have thicker armor and sharper swords, while the warriors of Qinglang Village only have wooden shields, few leather armors, limited swords and spears, and the rest are hatchets and pitchforks... …

Zhu Huan held the knife and watched with indifference as the middle-aged warrior was chopped to the ground by him.

The Wuling Barbarian who fell to the ground howled and pointed at Zhu Huan with a bloody finger, as if he said something, but was immediately slashed on the neck by Zhu Chang, who was standing beside him, and his head rolled away.

Zhu Chang raised the head of the Wuling barbarian warrior high and said, "General, the enemy chief has been beheaded!" 』

The Jiangdong soldiers cheered loudly, while the Wuling Man in Qinglang Village howled. When the warrior holding the patterned shield was knocked down by Zhu Huan, the remaining Wuling barbarians in the village put down their weapons.

"What was he shouting just now?" Zhu Huan asked the guard next to him, "Which of you understands?" 』

The guards all shook their heads.

Zhu Huan didn't pay attention. He looked around, shook the blood on the bloody sword, put it into its sheath, and said coldly, "Catch all these barbarians... Then take them down the mountain and burn the stronghold..." Follow the command of the Governor and sacrifice the flag with blood! 』