Chapter 2376 Inheritance in Order

Taixing five years, December.

Xu County.

Heavy snow.

Relatively speaking, this year is a relatively peaceful year in Yuzhou. There are neither major disasters nor major military threats. General Fei Qian of the Cavalry is also busy with his own affairs. Xianbei Wuhuan of Youzhou in the north is waiting for Hu. The human rebellion has basically been put down, and everything is developing for the better. Generally speaking, it is relatively comfortable. It seems that it will be a good year, but the news comes from Xuzhou that it was attacked by Sun Quan.

Guangling County Government fell.

Sun Quan's troops pointed directly at Xiapi. Xuzhou was shaken and Yuzhou was panicked.

"Xi Aiqing, why can't Guangling be defended?" Liu Xie, who was sitting at the top, asked while looking at the map.

Regarding war, Liu Xie has six knowledge, but this does not mean that Liu Xie has completely given up his thirst for knowledge in this area. Although Liu Xie felt a little dizzy when looking at the map, Liu Xie still persisted and wanted to see something from the map.

After all, this is the Han Dynasty, and he is the Emperor of the Han Dynasty.

After Xi Liu arrived in Xu County and went through the "job training", he naturally met Liu Xie. Telling some true and false contents was basically not a difficult thing for Xi Liu. After all, wasn't the Jinwen Jingshu also In this way? An incomprehensible prophecy, followed by a confusing explanation.

Not to mention, these gentry children in Yuzhou still do this!

Even General Cao Cao didn't go to the Xu brothers for a comment that was almost like a "prophecy" or a "prophecy"?

The prophecy came true, Xi Liu still had some basic skills. When Emperor Liu Xie asked a question, he raised his hand and said, "Report to your Majesty... This Guangling land has a sparse population and insufficient weapons and city defense..."

If possible, Xi Liu would of course want to trick Xun Yu and others. After all, when doing "job training" at that time, it was really called losing face, just like some companies in later generations will conduct some not-so-decent training, and then It is euphemistically called "ice-breaking operation", but it is actually letting new employees know that they should put away their damn original pride and they are now "social animals". Capitalists only need hard-working beasts who only know how to work, and they don’t need useless things like face or self-esteem that get in the way.

But Xi Liu knew that it was not the time yet, because the surveillance on him had not been relaxed, just like the guards and the Yellow Gate outside the main hall. Xi Liu didn't know if there were some spies among them, so he only He was able to say some "nice words", told Liu Xie some about the various shortcomings of Guangling, 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 Lu actually knew in his heart that Guangling's sparse military preparations and abandoned defenses were actually Cao Cao's strategy. According to Xi Liu's speculation, people in Xuzhou did not have a good impression of Cao Cao. Therefore, although they nominally accepted Cao Cao's rule, in fact, Cao Cao's claws could not reach in!

Under such circumstances, would Cao Cao do his best to help the people of Xuzhou build public facilities, lay roads, repair city defenses, or even recruit soldiers to pay for them?

Obviously impossible.

And these local aborigines and local powerful people in Xuzhou will spend their own money on these aspects for the sake of Xuzhou's safety?

It's obviously impossible.

Therefore, under such circumstances, how good can the defense system of Xuzhou, especially the relatively remote Guangling, be?

However, Xi Liu could not tell Liu Xie these contents. At most, he could only give a brief reminder.

"Your Majesty, there is no need to worry... It is cold today and the road is blocked by ice and snow..." Xi Lu said slowly, "Most of the soldiers in the east of the Yangtze River belong to the mountains and cannot resist the ice and snow, so there should be no danger in the short term in Xiapi..." 』

Liu Xie nodded slightly, and then asked, "What if the snow melts in spring and Sun Bing attacks again?" 』

"...Xiapi is an important place in Xuzhou. Although Sun's troops advanced by land and water with great momentum, all the counties in Xuzhou are connected by blood and know the importance. If Xiapi is not strong, the disaster will continue..." Xi Lu's eyes moved slightly. "The general must have made arrangements... Even if there is danger in Xiapi, it will arrive within five hundred miles within ten days. We must carefully balance the situation, prepare military affairs strictly, and fight with all our strength to prevent Sun's army from taking a step further than Xiapi..."

Liu Xie pondered for a moment, and then asked: "Why can't Guangling be defended for a long time, but Xiapi can stop the thieves?" 』

"This..." Xi Liu glanced at Liu Xie quickly. This was a good question. Unfortunately, he couldn't tell the real reason. He could only talk about it superficially. also. Sun Bing's attack was sudden, so it was difficult to mobilize soldiers and equipment to fortify the city...Xiapi City has high walls and thick walls, so it is safe to defend. With Donghai Langya and others as backup, coupled with the elite generals, it is well equipped for both combat and defense. ...Sun Bing has a long way to go and cannot hold power for long. If he goes around the city, Xia Pi can cut off the three rivers and attack him from the front and back, making his advance and retreat unbalanced. Sun Bing will be exhausted to deal with it..."

"What if Sun Jun garrisoned Guangling in order to advance slowly? Liu Xie asked again.

"Your Majesty..." Xi Lu lowered his head, "Sun Jun is not used to the northern soil. Although he fell into Guangling, there is a sea to the east, a river to the west, and there is a blockage in the north. He has nowhere to go. If he builds a military stronghold, it will be a solid one." Therefore, people and materials are needed, and it takes years to assemble and transport them... Therefore, we cannot stay for a long time. If we do not advance, we will retreat..."

Liu Xie looked at the map blankly and murmured: "In the past, Guangling County controlled 11 counties including Guangling, Jiangdu, Gaoyou, Ping'an, and Lingxian, with a population of more than 400,000... Now, it can't stop Sun Jun." hit……"

Xi Lu lowered his head and pretended not to hear.

Although Xi Liu was already a servant, and in the process of accompanying Liu Xie, he also gained Liu Xie's approval and was about to be promoted to Guang Luxun, but Xi Liu still knew that there were some things...

It's better to play dumb.

……（o′?□?`o）……

Outside Guangling Ling County, many people dragged their families with them, carrying large and small baggage. They brought everything they could carry at home, supported each other, and climbed up the suburban mountains. A hunter was pulling two Children, go to the front.

Unlike Zhou Tai, a general who thought about what Sun Quan wanted and was anxious about Sun Quan's needs, Zhu Zhi's considerations were similar to Xi Lu's.

Guangling is actually the land of Outuo, so you should not stay there for a long time.

So what should be done? Isn’t it a very simple thing?

Loot.

Just like the Hu people from the north going south to clear grass valleys, of course, Sun Jun would give a more elegant name, a crowning name, for example, for the safety of the people of Guangling, he would "invite" them to Jiangdong as a guest, etc. of……

No one wants to leave their homeland, and no one wants to be treated like an animal, exploited and enslaved alive. When you can struggle, you always have to struggle to some extent, even if such a struggle is somewhat powerless and helpless.

The news that Sun's army began to plunder the population of Guangling and relocate the people suddenly made the people of Ling County very nervous and panicked. As the officials who had been tyrannical over them before, they had already received the news, and in Ling County Before anyone could react, he fled with cartloads of gold and silver...

Before, that guy was still loudly declaring on the county seat that "the city is here and the people are there", he patted his chest after accepting the cheers of the people in Ling County, and then ran away while it was dark...

Therefore, these people have no choice but to save themselves.

In this world, if you give up yourself, then there is no need to count on others. Some people say go to Xiapi. Because some people have been to Xiapi before and said that there are many people there, the city is high, and the walls are thick, so Sun Jun will definitely not be able to defeat it. However, some people say that Sun Jun is just keeping an eye on Xiapi. If he really gets there, even if he gets there, Even if you can enter the city, you may still become a scapegoat and become a laborer to defend the city!

So the final conclusion is to go to a remote place and hide...

Led by several hunters and medicine farmers, they chose a small hilly area and climbed to a flatter spot on the mountainside. There is only one way up here, and only a few young men can hold it. The surrounding trees are lush, and there is spring water in the cave for drinking. It is an ideal refuge.

The children did not understand the suffering of the military disaster, nor did they know what worry was. On the contrary, they found camping in the mountains very interesting, and they chased and played around.

On the other side, the adults were basically worried. While they were cutting down trees to build shacks, they were still thinking about and worrying about the belongings down the mountain that had not yet been taken away...

Suddenly, the panicked voice of the person watching on the top of the mountain came out: "Ship!" There is a boat! Soldier! It's Sun Bing! 』

Everyone's hearts skipped a beat, and they couldn't help but drop what they were holding, speed up their pace to the top of the mountain, hide behind a rock and look at the river in the distance.

The big river south of Ling County is Sishui.

Although the distance was far away, one could clearly see dark ships moving slowly along the Surabaya River on the unfrozen river. On the ships, Sun's military flag was fluttering in the wind. On one side of the river, there are still some smaller black spots swaying, either in small groups, walking near the official road, or heading towards the field road towards 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!

"Xia Pi..."

The hunter who led the team before 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. He seemed to be shouting with the 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 take our lives... they will kill us..."

"Why? ! 』

"I have no idea……"

……(□＼*)……

In Surabaya.

On the ships of Jiangdong Army.

The current military system in Jiangdong is very interesting. On the one hand, there are a large number of foreign soldiers and complex types of arms. On the other hand, it implements a hereditary military system where generals have hereditary authority to lead troops...

Of course, Sun Quan is the biggest hereditary leader. Under his command, there are central troops including Yu Lin soldiers, surrounding tent troops, tent troops on the left and right, Wu guards, five schools of soldiers, tiger cavalry, and Ma Xian soldiers on the left and right. Ministry, external soldiers, Chinese army soldiers, battalion soldiers, etc., as well as Shanyue soldiers, barbarian soldiers, Yi soldiers and other ethnic minority troops.

In the future, the soldiers directly under Sun Quan will also include Wunan soldiers and Jiefan soldiers...

Therefore, in Jiangdong, everyone from Sun Quan to all the generals were frantically expanding their own strength. People like Zhou Yu who tried their best to reduce their own strength during battles were almost unique among the minority.

But on the other hand, if Zhou Yu had not reduced his 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 necessarily have to wait until you have high power to shake the master. Sometimes the side branches are too strong and the branches will feel threatened...

Of course, Zhu Zhizhi and Zhu Jiajun did not have Zhou Yu's awareness. He even felt that the Zhu family was still not strong enough to protect themselves. Therefore, among the Zhu family's ships, the cabins were filled with various looted cloth and clothes. , and food.

The more valuable things have been transported to Jiangdong first. These cloths, clothes, food and other supplies are also important and necessary materials in the subsequent battles, so they are basically kept.

The hereditary military leadership system has some advantages, but also many disadvantages.

Although Sun Quan issued a soft order, asking everyone not to burn, kill and loot, and to hand over the captured materials and then distribute them uniformly after the war, in fact, the generals and even the lower-level military schools did not follow this order and handed over a small amount. Things are perfunctory, and the others are kept to themselves...

If you don't have anything in your hands, how can you lead the troops?

"General Zhou is quite capable this time, and he actually won the prime ministership..." Xie Zan said to Zhu Ran, "With this weather... I thought General Zhou would definitely suffer... It's really..."

Xie Zan's attitude towards Zhu Ran was very respectful, even a bit licking.

Because the Zhu family is now much more powerful than the Xie family.

Xie Zan, the Xie family is from Kuaiji County. Kuaiji County and Wu County are next to each other. 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 glorious as the Jin Dynasty.

The Xie family in Jiangdong had to wait until the Xie family from Chen County crossed eastward and brought a large number of scriptures and craftsmen, and then they slowly became one of the best families in Jiangdong.

The current Xie family in Chen County does not even have a model framework. She is just a petty official in Chen County. Who would have thought that this Xie family would lead the Feishui War in the future and become someone that the Zhu family needs to look up to?

Hedong in thirty years, Hexi in thirty years.

In fact, looking at the rise and decline of the Xie family, the Zhu family, and even the various surnames in Jiangdong, to a certain extent, the plundering of Jiangdong and the population migrating south during the Three Kingdoms and Jin Dynasties were the reasons for the prosperity of these surnames in Jiangdong. The basis for change.

A large number of people moved southward, bringing about the development of Jiangdong.

At the beginning, Wu County only had four counties. Later, it not only carved out Wuxing County and Dong'an County, but also had twelve counties. The large population dividend brought great growth to Jiangdong, but under these prosperity The dense white bones are rarely mentioned. Just like now, Zhu Ran doesn't think that the population of Guangling will be plundered and brought to Jiangdong, and these farmers who were originally from Guangling will be turned into their own farm tenants, turned into private soldiers, and turned into slaves for life and generations. In this way, What problems will there be with the behavior?

Because everyone is doing it, it’s natural to follow suit. Is that wrong?

Zhu Ran nodded confidently and said: "My father was originally worried about advancing rashly. Under the freezing weather, if he couldn't attack, he would be harmed... General Zhou's night attack, although he revealed his unintentional intentions, was determined to defeat the enemy. Pi City is high and deep, if you want to take risks again..."

Of course, it cannot be said that Xiaxiang Shuiguan is completely without merit, but it is unrealistic to say that after conquering Xiaxiang, Xiapi can be easily obtained. Zhu Zhi felt that the weather was cold at first, and the Sun soldiers in Jiangdong were not used to such a climate, so it was not appropriate to advance troops. However, Zhou Tai insisted on not retreating, and even led his own private soldiers to attack the prime minister directly.

And it was successful...

Zhu Ran and Zhu Zhi have the same stance. At this point in the war, stability is the first priority.

Is it a meritorious deed to study Shuiguan?

yes. But it's not necessary. Just like after you have one million, do you still have to risk your life and fortune to earn another hundred thousand? Clearly the risk is too great. Zhu Zhi has now captured the Guangling Administrative Office. He only needs to continue to transport the population and goods of Guangling to Jiangdong, and then the Zhu family will become the most popular family in Jiangdong...

Even if Sun Quan comes, Zhu Zhi must be recognized for his contribution in conquering Guangling.

As for Zhou Tai, in fact, he was really lucky this time.

War is sometimes like this. If it succeeds, everything will be easy. The recklessness of acting without authorization will turn into bravery and determination. If it fails, Zhou Tai will be finished immediately, and there is no need to say anything.

Zhou Tai immediately conquered the prime minister, and Zhu Zhi certainly couldn't say anything.

Zhu Ran took some soldiers and sent some food, grass and equipment to Zhou Tai.

Interesting enough?

Regardless of Zhou Tai's guilt of sending troops privately, he also provided additional troops, money and food, but in fact, this was Zhu Zhi's plan. It can even be said that Zhou Tai had already fallen into Zhu Zhi's trap when he expressed his disagreement with Zhu Zhi. In the trap of governance.

This time Sun's army led the Northern Expedition with Zhu Zhi as the main general. Zhou Tai could have different opinions, but he could not act without permission. This itself has problems with military law. Zhou Tai couldn't stand the stimulation and attacked the prime minister. If it failed, then what Zhu Ran brought now was not food and grass, but an order to implement military law!

Even if Zhou Tai succeeds, will Zhou Tai's life be easier?

Although it is a meritorious service to capture it, it is also a crime to lose it!

Xiang Shuiguan, if Cao Jun launches a counterattack, Zhou Tai will be the first to bear the brunt!

When the time comes, will Zhou Tai hold on or retreat?

This is also the reason why Zhu Ran specially sent soldiers and food and grass to Zhou Tai in the cold winter. As long as these soldiers and food and grass are in good condition, Zhu Zhi's responsibility will be completely eliminated!

If something goes wrong with Zhou Tai in the future, it will definitely not involve Zhu Zhi!

Zhu Ran stood on the bow of the boat, looking into the distance and smiling slightly.

Martial courage is of course very important, but in Jiangdong, military courage alone is not enough...