Three Kingdoms

Many times, with the benefit of hindsight, people will think that I can do it, but in fact, the complexity of war must be beyond most people's imagination.

Jiangdong increased his troops twice and captured more cities. It seemed to be a completely different record from history. He showed a tough stance, which also made Cao Ren in Jingzhou make the decision to temporarily "lease" Jiangling to Jiangdong.

This decision, in Cao Ren's heart, was absolutely correct.

First of all, Jiangling is too close to the river, and the waters within the territory are complicated. Facing the Jiangdong soldiers who mainly use boats, which can be transported quickly and move both by water and land, it is not easy to deal with even Cao Jun's cavalry.

Secondly, Jiangdong continues to fight, but Cao Cao has always stood still. This will of course cause Jiangdong to be dissatisfied. In order to prevent Jiangdong from giving up when Cao Cao wants to move, Jiangdong will not cooperate when Cao Cao wants to move, so he must give Jiangdong a little. benefit.

Thirdly, Jiangling went through wars and did not recover much for a long time. It also needed blood transfusions from Jingbei from time to time. Cao Ren was actually somewhat bored. After all, Cao Ren thinks that Jingzhou mainly needs to transport supplies to Xuchang now, so what does it mean to spend materials and wealth in Jiangling?

Therefore, Jiangdong increased its troops for the third time, and the base camp was established in Jiangling.

Then he began to build water fortresses, strengthen city defenses, arrange camps, and repair roads. It looked like he was preparing to repair Jiangling for a whole year. Zhu Zhi didn't mention a word about the date for continuing.

Zhu Zhi was unwilling to move forward, so Huang Gai had no choice but to come to Zhu Zhi with some trilogy.

In other words, Jiangdong's offensive on the waterway was almost at a standstill.

War, politics, one side and two bodies.

Huang Gai was a little angry.

Zhu Zhi and Huang Gai have many similarities, but they are fundamentally different.

Both of them were veterans of three dynasties. They both fought against Sun Jian in their early years and both achieved considerable military success. However, in the end, the routes they took were different.

Zhu Zhi and Huang Gai had different backgrounds.

Huang Gai was originally a descendant of Huang Zilian, the governor of Nanyang, but his family separated from Nanyang very early on. Huang Gai's grandfather moved to Lingling, basically breaking away from the Nanyang Huang family. Huang Gai's life was difficult in his childhood, but he still had great ambitions. Although he was poor, he often paid a salary to guard himself, and he also studied reading and the art of war by himself. Later he served as a county official, was inspected as Xiaolian, and finally served under Sun Jian.

Therefore, Huang Gai is a completely poor family, even a cold frame, almost without a frame, but Zhu Zhi is different. Zhu Zhi was a local powerhouse and a big family at the beginning, so Zhu Zhi served as a county official when he was very young. Later, he was promoted as a filial piety and incorruptible officer.

One had to carry his own salary, always be vigilant, never forget his ambition, and work hard to get the position of county official, while the other could just become a county official casually, then apply a layer of gold paint, and immediately become a county official. Transformed into a state official with grassroots experience...

It can be said that Huang Gai's path is the admirable path of struggle.

Diaosi’s counterattack, how inspiring!

In the eyes of people like Zhu Zhi, such a path is undoubtedly stupid and a waste of youth and time.

Like Zhu Zhi, if he first makes a name for himself in the county and hangs around for two days, by the end of the year, he will definitely do well in the examination and take off directly, which is a serious official career.

Therefore, although these two people are both governors at the moment, in fact, neither one looks down on the other.

Not to mention that we now have to hand over military power to each other.

Huang Gai was very unhappy, because originally Zhu Zhi was supposed to come to the front line to hand over, but now Huang Gai was asked to return to hand over.

This kind of behavior is not to say that it is completely against the rules, but it is like the kind of county officials who paint their lower-level officials with gold paint. It is a gray behavior that touches the edge, which makes Huang Gai disgusted.

Therefore, when Huang Gai met Zhu Zhi, he had no good temper.

"Director Zhu, the administration of Jiangling has been very effective. It is true that those who are capable work hard!" ” Huang Gai said sarcastically.

What is Duo Lao?

If you work hard, you are busy.

Being busy is just an excuse most of the time.

You can be really busy or you can pretend to be busy. The higher the position, the more effective this excuse seems to be, but whether you are really busy or fake is a matter of opinion.

As the commander-in-chief of an army, he indeed shoulders a heavy responsibility. He must be responsible for offense and defense. He must face the eager gaze of the Sichuan-Shu army and guard against the malicious intentions of Cao Jun on one side. In addition, it is a long journey from Jiangdong to Sichuan and Shu. The food supply line does not have any defensive advantages, and it may be stabbed in the back at any time. These things have to be considered. It can indeed be said to be very energy-consuming, and there must be no slacking off.

But does all this mean that we can only stop at Gangneung and have no time to move forward?

Apparently not.

After all, most of the time these things are just for the commander-in-chief to consider overall, rather than for the commander-in-chief to do anything himself. If the commander-in-chief is left to do everything by himself, what will the officers and military schools under him do?

It's like working overtime.

It's time to get off work, and I'm still working overtime. It seems that I'm very diligent, hardworking, and excellent, but in fact, does it mean that I have been fishing too much during my normal working hours, so that I have been doing things that I should have done originally? Not finished? Or is it because the person is not capable enough and needs more time to do things that others can do?

Are you busy?

busy.

It can be a reason, but it is definitely not a legitimate reason.

Especially in the current military situation where every second counts and there may be new changes at any time, delaying for too long in Jiangling is not a good strategy after all.

Zhu Zhipi smiled but said, "Captain Huang, he attacked Sichuan and Shu and performed many extraordinary feats. He really has the style of a general!" 』

What is a general?

This needs no explanation...

Zhu Zhi's stay in Jiangling was of course due to Zhu Zhi's own considerations.

Neither Yi Dao nor Zigui were Zhu Zhi's meritorious deeds, but Jiangling could be.

Although Jiangling was negotiated before, the actual occupation now is done by Zhu Zhi. This cannot be denied, right?

As for the frontline operations, everyone knows that it is a big pit, so why jump into it so quickly? Even if you really want to jump, you still need to make relevant preparations. And Zhu Zhi also has a very correct reason, which is money and food.

"Please ask Governor Zhu to take the seal and order the flag!" 』

Huang Gai stabbed Zhu Zhi, and then Zhu Zhi retorted. He didn't want to engage in a verbal dispute with Zhu Zhi, so he just wanted to hand over the seal flag directly.

Zhu Zhi looked at the seal flag presented by Huang Gai's guard, but he had no intention of taking over. Instead, he smiled and said: "Captain Huang, don't be in a hurry, don't be in a hurry..."

Huang Gai's eyebrows rose, "What do you mean?" Do you want to neglect the army? 』

Zhu Zhi laughed and said, "Captain Huang, it doesn't have to be like this." Please sit down and listen to a certain message. 』

Huang Gai pondered for a moment, then waved his hand to ask the guards to retreat. He wanted to hear Zhu Zhi's so-called reasons. He had been in life and death before, and even when he faced Zhu Zhi alone, he was very courageous, otherwise he would not have gone back to look for Zhu Zhi.

Zhu Zhi did the same, asking the guards to retreat, and then said to Huang Gai: "Gongfu, is this march west to Sichuan and Shu really just for Sichuan and Shu?" 』

Huang Gai frowned, "What do you mean by this?" 』

Zhu Zhi stretched out his hand and drew a circle around it, "How is this place?" 』

Huang Gai asked about this, and Zhu Zhi replied about this, which is quite contradictory.

But obviously Huang Gai was not very satisfied with Zhu Zhi's answer, "Dudu Zhu, it is the Dudu's plan to march into Sichuan and Shu!" 』

In Jiangdong, there is only one person who can directly call the governor without his surname.

Zhu Zhi did not deny it, nodded, and then said: "However, Jiangling is also a turning point. You can attack when you advance, and you can defend when you retreat. Don't be careful!" 』

Huang Gai understood immediately and his eyes lowered, "You want to betray your alliance?" ! 』

Zhu Zhi laughed and said, "Why is this so?" It's just...precautionary measures. 』

"Is this what the Lord wants?" Huang Gai asked in a deep voice.

Zhu Zhi was noncommittal and said, "As a subject, I should share the Lord's worries." It cannot be said that if we cannot go to Sichuan and Shu, we will return empty-handed! 』

Huang Gai ignored the sarcasm in Zhu Zhi's tone, "If you stay here, what about the front line?" ! 』

Zhu Zhi laughed and said, "Isn't there still public prosecution here?" The sealing flag is still there, and the public can order the front troops as much as possible. The governor of the capital will definitely report all the merits obtained and report them according to the facts! 』

"Zhu Junli!" ” Huang Gai slapped the table angrily, “How can you treat military affairs as child’s play? 』

Zhu Zhi also turned his back and slapped the table, "Huang Gongfu!" This is Jiangdong's century-old plan, and it affects the lives of countless Jiangdong men! How can you be careless! Now that there are no generals on the front line, you can turn around without permission. If the Sichuan army invades, what crime will you be responsible for? ! 』

The two quarreled, and the two guards in the distance glared at each other, and at the same time looked at their general with a little worry.

Vaguely, it seemed that a big black pot was being tossed around by two people, dancing in the air.

……(╬￣俣)╯○╰（(*`ェ*)……

While the Jiangdong Water Route Army was still hesitating about the entire strategic direction and hesitant to advance, the hidden dangers behind them were finally exposed.

Wuling Man.

Or it’s called Wuxi Barbarians, or it’s full name is Wuling Wuxi Barbarians…

Shamoko returned to his tribe with a letter of appointment and part of his armor and weapons, and was immediately welcomed with the most solemn welcome.

Previously, Wu Lingman was beaten violently by the Wu army along the waterway. All the cottages near the rivers were basically either attacked or burned down, so that they had to huddle up and go to the hidden cottages in the mountains to endure hunger. , seeing that the cold winter is coming, and the limited mountain villages obviously cannot provide sufficient supplies for the dense population, at this most painful time, Samoko is back and brings good news!

The Sichuan and Shu troops under the Hussars are willing to support Wulingman's great revolutionary action!

Ahem, this probably meant something like this. Suddenly these Wuling barbarians started to boil, feeling that light had returned to the world.

But if you want to really contact the Sichuan and Shu Army, you must first pass two levels. One is to break the blockade of the Wu Army in Youshui and Yuanshui, and the other is to occupy the area from Zigui to Yishan. Only in this way can you build a channel. Through the transportation routes, we connected the Sichuan and Shu armies and obtained supplies and armaments.

Therefore, the first thing to do is to capture the nodes on the You River, such as Youyang, Youyin and other small counties.

Samoko gathered a group of strong men, and after boosting their morale, he left the hidden mountain stronghold, led his army on a quick march for a day, crossed the You River, and arrived at a mountain col near the outside of Youyang County. Set up camp. After arranging the surrounding security, Shamoko sat down at the bonfire and began to think.

Following the Sichuan-Shu Army, especially after following Zhuge Liang for a period of time, Shamoko was like being given an intelligence-enhancing BUFF. His experience increased significantly, and he unknowingly gained some intellectual bonus points.

Walking on mountain roads, walking through mountains and forests, and climbing in rugged and difficult mountains are all Wulingman's special skills, but attacking a city often becomes Wulingman's nightmare.

However, just as Zhuge Liang had instructed before leaving, now is indeed a good time for Wu Lingman.

Because those generals who are familiar with Wuling barbarian operations are basically on the front line now, the entire Wuling area is in a window period for Jiangdong.

The Wuling area is actually, to a certain extent, Jiangdong's military training ground.

Whether it was Zhou Tailu Meng who was from a poor family or Zhu Zhi and Lu Xun who came from a wealthy family, they had actually fought against the Vietnamese barbarians in the Wuling area and gained a lot of military experience.

Now because of the battle with the Sichuan and Shu Army, these generals who were training in the Wuling area have left, and they have also taken away the elite soldiers under these generals. Therefore, the current Wuling area actually seems a bit empty...

This is the disadvantage of the Jiangdong generals' private armies.

As soon as the general moves, the combat power of the entire region will immediately change. The core combat force will always be private soldiers, while the rest of the soldiers will just make ends meet. Regardless of the large number of people, they will just bleat and not pose much of a threat.

Shamoko felt that it was possible to fight, but attacking the county directly would undoubtedly be a weak attack on a strong one, so he should use his strengths and avoid weaknesses, choose a more secure method, and open a gap first.

The county magistrate in Youyang is Pei Xuan.

Pei Xuan was from Xiapi and came to Jiangdong due to war. He is very knowledgeable and devoted himself to the study of pre-Qin scholars. He has a lot of experience in the ways of ancient sages and sages. He also likes to encourage others to study scriptures. He is especially willing to debate with others, expand liberal arts, and talk about literature. When it comes to governing the local area, he focuses on warmth and care, and he also advocates kindness to the people. He is a good official.

However, being a good local official does not mean having good military ability.

Pei Xuan's term in Youyang is coming soon.

As an official with local experience and good political performance, it is inevitable to walk up and move around. Therefore, his current thoughts are not on Youyang. He is leaving soon anyway. I don't want to do anything big.

But just when he was thinking about what to take with him, whether he wanted to have a farewell party for tens of thousands of people, or a bunch of signatures for tens of thousands of people, the county magistrate came to report hurriedly, saying that he had discovered thieves causing trouble outside the city and killed him. They captured the merchants and robbed the goods!

"It's just a few thieves...why make such a fuss?" Pei Xuan waved his hand lazily, "You can bring the county soldiers and drive them away." 』

Where are there no thieves?

Can the world be without thieves?

Pei Xuan didn't want to kill these so-called thieves at all, he just wanted to scare them and drive them away. Anyway, as long as they didn't cause chaos within his county, everything would be peaceful.

The county magistrate was sweating on his head, "Your Majesty!" The merchant is a member of the Sun family..."

"Sun...Which Sun family?" Pei Xuan immediately turned over and sat up.

"Of course it's...the Sun family..." The county magistrate bent down and lowered his head.

"Asshole!" Pei Xuan was furious, "Why don't you send someone to escort you?" ! 』

It was almost time for promotion, and this happened!

If you are an ordinary businessman, if you die, you will die. Can it be considered a big deal? But the problem is the Sun family. Even those who know that they can run out to do business are probably just a branch of the Sun family and have no actual power. But they are from the Sun family after all. If any news is passed to the top, Do you still want Pei Xuan's promotion? !

"The county magistrate, please calm down..." the county magistrate said quickly, "This...this is an opportunity..."

"How to say? Pei Xuan was stunned.

The county magistrate nodded and bowed and said: "There were some bastards before who said that the county magistrate only talks empty talk... The magistrate magistrate must not be angry, these bastards are just farting... Now, isn't this an opportunity?" Those who robbed the merchants were just a few thieves. If they were the county lord... Firstly, it could be said that they were avenging the Sun merchants, and there was no reason to blame them. Secondly, they could also stop these gossips... proving that the county lord allowed Wenwen Yunwu is one of the most talented people in the world..."

Pei Xuan's brows trembled and he pondered for a moment, "Is he really an ordinary thief?" how many people? 』

"Just a dozen or so!" ” The county magistrate said categorically, “They are all barbaric mountains! I was afraid that winter was coming and I wouldn't have much food and clothing, so I came down the mountain to plunder. 』

Pei Xuan nodded.

If in the northern border of the Han Dynasty, nomadic people would come to visit relatives when they had time, then in Jiangdong, the Nanyue mountain barbarians would often come to catch the autumn wind.

Those who had no food, no clothes, and no use would form their own teams and go down the mountain to fight in the wild, which made Jiangdong very annoyed. Even if they set up roadblocks or set up military forts, it would be of no use, because these mountains are good at crossing mountains and ridges. Who knows where they will appear from?

A dozen mountains and more...

Pei Xuan thought about it and thought he could give it a try. Just like what the county magistrate said, after all, if even a dozen Shanyue dare not attack, wouldn't it be true that the so-called weak scholars only have strong words?

"good! Send the order and tell them that I will send troops to exterminate these bandits! Avenge the innocent victims! Pei Xuan stood up and waved his arms, "If you dare to offend me, you will definitely make sure that the thief never comes back!" 』

The county magistrate bowed deeply to the ground and said, "The county magistrate is mighty!" Success is sure to come! With this meritorious service, the county's great success is just around the corner! 』

"Ah ha ha ha..." Pei Xuan burst into laughter, obviously very happy.

The plan is finalized. We will prepare our troops today and attack tomorrow to wipe out the bandits.

The county magistrate bent over and stuck out his butt, said goodbye, then turned a corner, and the flattering look on his face gradually faded away. At the corner, the county magistrate lowered his head and looked back, cursing in a low voice, "Old beast, you still want to be promoted?" I have been working as the county magistrate for ten years... No matter what happens, someone will fall from the sky... After all, I want to let you know that this county magistrate... not everyone can play well..."