Chapter 91
On March 18, the bodies of the Jiangdong generals who died in Jiangdong were grandly buried and sent back to Sun Quan's borough.
However, the body was sent back in batches according to the identity of the dead. The body of the governor Cheng Pu was sent back in advance by Jinfan Camp from the water route; the second batch of bodies of Taishi Ci and Song Qian were sent by land, through Sanshan, Hulin and Pengze all the way to Chaisang; the third batch of bodies of other soldiers of the dead were also sent back by land, but it was two days later.
When all the bodies of these three batches of fallen generals were sent back to Chaisang, the news that Sun Quan's army once again defeated Danyang was confirmed and spread throughout Jiangdong. Especially the three counties under Sun Quan's rule were reborn, rumors continued, and the people's hearts were in chaos.
Although Zhang Zhao, Lu Su and other knowledgeable people knew all this, they were helpless. Cheng Pu, Tai Shi Ci and other fallen generals were all meritorious ministers of the Sun family and were always famous.
Zhang Fei's actions of returning their bodies won the hearts of the military and civilians in Jiangdong, but it made people unable to see the deep meaning hidden behind it.
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On March 20, Sun Gan and Chen arrived, Deng Zhi and the others came to Taiping.
There are three things Sun Gan has to do:
First, he brought the elder brother's reward to the heroes who seized Kuaiji - Wei Yan was promoted from General Weidong to General Li Feng; Liao Hua was promoted from the lieutenant of Pinglu to General Pinglu General; Jinchou was promoted from the lieutenant of Zhenwei to General Anyuan; Lu Xun was promoted from the lieutenant of the lieutenant of the lieutenant of the lieutenant of the lieutenant of the lieutenant of the lieutenant of the lieutenant of the lieutenant of the lieutenant of the lieutenant of the lieutenant of the lieutenant of the lieutenant of the lieutenant of the lieutenant of the lieutenant of the lieutenant of the lieutenant of the lieutenant of the lieutenant of the lieutenant of the lieutenant of the lieutenant of the lieutenant of the lieutenant of the lieutenant of the lieutenant of the lieutenant of the lieutenant of the lieutenant of the lieutenant of the lieutenant of the lieutenant of the lieutenant of the lieutenant of the lieutenant of the lieutenant of the lieutenant of the lieutenant of the lieutenant of the lieutenant of the lieutenant of the lieutenant of the lieutenant of the lieutenant of the lieutenant of the lieutenant of the lieutenant of the lieutenant of the lieutenant of the lieutenant of the lieutenant of the lieutenant of the lieutenant of the lieutenant of the lieutenant of the lieutenant of the lieutenant of the lieutenant of the lieutenant of the lieute
Secondly, the eldest brother has decided to choose the new prefect of Kuaiji. Wei Yan will temporarily serve as the prefect of Kuaiji. At the same time, Hefei ordered Deng Zhi to be transferred to the prefect of Kuaiji County.
During his tenure as Hefei, Deng Zhi had outstanding political achievements, and made outstanding contributions to the county seat, and promoted the water conservancy of the countryside and rectified the rural and commercial sectors. In just over a year, Hefei was managed in an orderly manner, and all the people in the county praised him.
Deng Zhi was already very capable, and after more than a year of training, he was more than enough to be the governor of Kuaiji County. As for the officials in other counties in Kuaiji, he selected famous scholars from the surrendered Kuaiji clans to serve as the subject.
Third, General Sun Gan went to Kuaiji and negotiated with the Shanyue tribe to surrender.
In addition, Chen Dao was the eldest brother who was sent to take over the Tiger Gun and Bear Gun Camp at my request. The Tiger Gun Camp and Bear Gun Camp have always been the most reliable combat power of our army, and they are omnipotent in fighting in the south and north.
However, this time, in order to annihilate Cheng Pu's army, the second battalion of Tiger and Xiong paid an unprecedented heavy price. The two battalions lost more than 800 people, and even the commander Lin Xue was stained with blood on the battlefield, which was a big deal. Therefore, the organization was supplemented.
It has become an imminent matter to reconfigure a commander with outstanding capabilities for the two battalions.
It is not difficult to supplement the organization, but it is not so easy to find a commander with excellent abilities and sufficient prestige. Jin Chou, the former commander of the Xiong Gun Camp, is actually the most suitable, but he is now the General of the Central Army and is also responsible for military affairs in Wu County. Liao Hua's situation is similar to Jin Chou.
Guan Ping needs to command the Wudang Feijun, Li Yan, Hao Zhao and others lack prestige. After thinking about it, I could only second the elder brother Chen Dao.
A young Du Bo who followed Chen was quite eye-catching. Although he was less than 20 years old, he was handsome and not as shy as an ordinary young man. With interest, I asked him for his name.
The young Dun obviously didn't expect me to have such a question. He was surprised and excited, and acted quite generously and said that his name was Fu and his name was Tong, and he was from Yiyang.
Chen Dao smiled and told me. Fu Tong only went to Shouchun to join the army more than two months ago, but with his outstanding skills, he was quickly promoted to Du Bo.
After hearing Chen Dadi's introduction, I smiled and encouraged Fu Tong, which made the kid very excited. Wei Yan's fellow villager was also a very impressive figure in the original historical trajectory.
(Note: Wei Yan is also from Yiyang, 8 years older than Fu Tong)
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After a day of rest, Sun Gan set out to Kuaiji. To ensure Sun Gan's safety, I specially arranged my 18th cavalry guard to serve as a guard next to him.
At the same time, Chen Dao officially took over as the commander of the second battalion of Hu and Xiong. He began to reorganize the organization, and I allowed him to draw troops from various troops in the army.
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On March 24, Liu Biao's envoy Yi Ji traveled many places and rushed to Taiping through Lujiang.
Yiji conveyed to me Liu Biao's request for help——Liu Biao hoped that when he attacked Sun Quan, I could send troops from Danyang to support the attack of the Jingzhou army with water and infantry, and said that all the consumption of money, grain and supplies during the war could be borne by Jingzhou.
I told Yiji that as long as the elder brother's orders, I will send troops whenever the Jingzhou army needs it.
The next day, Yiji, who received my affirmative answer, satisfactorily took the Jinfan Camp fast ship and returned to Jingzhou.
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In mid-April, the second camp of Tiger Gun and Bear Gun were fully replenished. After obtaining my consent, Chen Dao even expanded the two battalions from 4 to 6, with a total of 1,500 people per battalion.
As for the vacancy of other divisions, it is supplemented from the prisoners captured in the previous Danyang War.
Jiang Qin, the former commander of the Jiangdong Navy, also helped to surrender after Gan Ning and I repeatedly persuaded me. In the process of persuading surrender, the main role was the nearly 2,500 surrendered soldiers of the Jiangdong Navy.
Jiang Qin was very caring about his soldiers, and Gan Ning and I took advantage of this and used both soft and hard to force him to surrender.
When Jiang Qin surrendered, there were two conditions. First, he could order the 2,500 captured Jiangdong Navy soldiers to surrender to our army, but I must make sure that I will not use excuses to harm these soldiers in the future. Second, Jiang Qin hopes that I can open a gap with the remnants of Jiangdong Navy, try to surrender as much as possible, and not kill them all.
This Jiangdong navy united Jiang Qin's efforts! After Jiang Qin surrendered, his elder brother still regarded him as the General of Fubo and served as the deputy of Ganning. However, since Jiang Qin still had his family in Chaisang, his surrender was not disclosed to the public for the time being.
At the same time, news from Kuaiji was also heard back, and the negotiation between Sun Gan and the Shanyue Clan Chief Mao Association finally came to an end. First, the patriarch Mao Association took over the position of General Gu Yue, the eldest brother Cefeng, and accepted the nominal management of the eldest brother; second, the eldest brother would be divided into several counties such as Jian'an, Jianping, and Nanping, where the Shanyue people live in a wide range of places in the southern part of Ji, and the Shanyue people can go down the mountain with confidence.
Moved to these counties.
The county magistrates of these counties can also be appointed by the Shanyue people, but the county magistrate must be a Han person and appointed by the eldest brother; third, the county magistrate will be exempted from any taxes within three years, and the tax will be reduced by half in the next ten years; fourth, the eldest brother will send talents from all walks of life to the Shanyue people, responsible for guiding the Shanyue people to read and write, and teach farming and water conservancy techniques.
He also introduced the advanced agricultural tools from the Central Plains to Shanyue; fifth, Sun Gan promised on behalf of his elder brother that in the future, all prefectures and counties under his elder brother's jurisdiction would use government orders to ensure that the people of the Yue tribe are not discriminated against; sixth, the Shanyue tribe provides young and strong soldiers to our army.
Since the Shanyue people have repeatedly cracked down on plunder for the Sun regime in recent years, the population has suffered a great loss, so the Maohui proposed it.
Within the first five years, the Shanyue people provided our army with 1,500 young and strong soldiers every year. In the next five years, 2,000 people were provided each year. After the population returned to stability, it could be increased to about 2,500 people.
With Xu Shu, Zhuge Liang and others carefully planning and Sun Gandi's careful implementation, the Shanyue matters were solved more perfectly. It can be imagined that as long as these many agreements go smoothly.
Decades later, the Shanyue people, regardless of farming production, writing, language, lifestyle, and even customs will be no different from those of the Central Plains. At that time, what is the difference between Han and Yue?
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At the end of April, in Luling County, due to the rapid recruitment of troops by Sun Quan, which aroused civil unrest, Liu Zhou, a wealthy clan in Xinxing County, took the opportunity to connect with wealthy clans and rebel against Sun. He also sent envoys to Changsha and Danyang to seek help.
After receiving the request for help, Zhang Ji (Zhang Zhongjing), the prefect of Changsha, did not dare to neglect it and rushed to spread the news to Xiangyang.
Liu Biao was overjoyed when he heard the news and was eager to recruit civil and military officials to discuss matters.
Kuai Yue believed that after careful preparations in more than one month, the Jingzhou army had prepared well, both the soldiers and the food and supplies. Liu Bei had also agreed to send troops to support him. After Sun Quan's side was defeated.
Not only did it lose countless elite soldiers and generals, but the more important thing is that the morale of the army is declining. The enemy has deteriorated and we have grown. It can be said that the time to send troops to attack Sun Quan again is ripe. The civil war in Luling County in front of us is an excellent opportunity and excuse.
Cai Mao also rarely agreed with Kuai Yue and took the initiative to lead his army to fight, claiming that he would use this battle to avenge his previous shame and completely wipe out Sun Quan for Liu Biao.
After Liu Biao weighed the pros and cons, he decided to divide his troops into two groups—one route was the main attack, with Kuai Liang as the head commander and Cai Mao as the deputy commander, and the troops were out of Jiangxia; the other route was the deputy attacker, and the troops were led by the Central Army General Liu Pan and the troops were out of Changsha.
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After Liu Biaodi's order was issued, the huge war machine in Jingzhou immediately began to operate.
On the fifth day of the fifth month, Kuai Liang and Cai Mao led the water, with more than 70,000 infantrymen, and falsely claimed 100,000. They sent troops from Jiangxia and directly seized Chaisang.
On the sixth day of the fifth month, Liu Pan and Huang Zhong led 15,000 troops, falsely claimed 50,000, and left Changsha and took Luling County directly.
At the same time, Liu Biao's envoy rushed to Danyang and invited General Zhang Fei, the Pingnan, to send troops to support him and attack Sun Quan from the east.
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Chaisang is covered with clouds, and people's hearts are in a hurry.
It was raining all night! The civil rebellion in Luling County has not yet subsided, and news of tens of thousands of troops in Jingzhou's attacks again came again.
Although Sun Quan's army had just attacked the Jingzhou army last year, it is no longer the same now. The elite soldiers have been exhausted in the previous battle with Liu Bei's army, and excellent generals and lieutenants have been lost. The once most powerful navy army is now unworthy of its name. The most outstanding commander Zhou Yu was seriously ill in bed and could not be in charge of the director at all.
In addition, after being defeated, the morale of the army was generally low and the people were even more sluggish...
It is really worrying to rely on a weak new recruit to resist the Jingzhou army that is determined to take revenge, and there are also Liu Bei army who is as beautiful as a wolf and a tiger covets behind.
The future of Jiangdong is already bleak! Many officials under Sun Quan's rule and clan members have begun to contact Liu Bei or Liu Biao to seek a way out.
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Chaisang, Chain Hall
"Donalds, the Jingzhou army is coming, how should we retreat to the enemy?" Sun Quan asked the ministers in the hall in a deep voice. In order to quell the Luling rebellion, Sun Quan had not been able to sleep well for several days, his eyes were covered with bloodshot and his expression seemed a little tired.
"Lord, the enemy is too powerful and cannot resist it..." Pei Xuan said in a liege, "In terms of Xuan's opinion, it is better to send an envoy to Jingzhou to make great profits, and temporarily talk to Liu Biao for a while."
"Yanhe???" Sun Yu said slightly sarcastically, "Does Mr. Pei think that the old thief Liu Biao sent troops this time just for 'high profit'? A discerning person can see at a glance that Liu Biao is trying to destroy my Sun family, so he is willing to speak with him? The old thief Liu Biao and my Sun family have been a feud for generations, and they will become a situation that will never stop until death. If you don't fight, you will die. There is no other way!"
"..." Pei Xuan blushed for a moment and retreated shyly.
"General Zhongyi said so much!" The veteran Huang Gai stepped out of the line and said passionately, "This battle is for our army, and it will be destroyed without fighting. The veteran is willing to fight against the Jingzhou army for the lord, and beg the lord to agree."
"I would like to follow General Huang and fight against the Jingzhou army!" Sun Yi agreed with Huang Gai in a deep voice.
"...Okay!" Sun Quan slapped the table and said resolutely, "Let General Huang be the governor and lead the army to fight to the end with the old thief Liu Biao!" When Cheng Pu died in battle and Zhou Yu was seriously ill, Huang Gai was the only candidate to serve as the governor.
"The veteran will definitely live up to the hope of the lord. He will not retreat to the Jingzhou army and will never return to Chaisang!" Huang Gai bowed his fists and said with a sigh.
"Lord, although the Jingzhou army has a great threat, Zhang Fei of Danyang must not be ignored!" Lu Su stepped out and reminded, "In terms of combat power, Zhang Fei's army has been defeated by many Jingzhou army, and Zhang Fei is a man of a treacherous military use. If he knew that our army's military strength was empty, he would probably not miss the opportunity to take advantage of the fire to rob.
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"..." Sun Quan frowned and nodded slowly. After pondering for a while, he asked Lu Su, "Does Zijing have a wonderful plan?"
"..." Lu Su thought for a moment, and said with certainty, "Lord, Su has a method, but I don't know if it is feasible?"
"Please say it seriously!" Sun Quan was excited and asked hopefully.
"When the two Lius were in alliance, there might have been an agreement on how to divide the land in Jiangdong. Now Liu Bei has occupied four counties, but Liu Biao is still not yet able to obtain any place. Su thought that Liu Biao might have announced to Liu Bei about his possession of the other counties.
After Zhang Fei and Danyang won again, he had never taken advantage of the situation to attack, so he probably had this meaning. "Lu Su analyzed in a deep voice, "...The lord might as well send an envoy to Liu Bei to make a great profit and let him only do a feint attack, which may help to resolve the crisis a little..."
Chapter completed!