cite Han

Chapter 377

What Zhou Yu said was by no means aimless. In this Western Expedition, Sun Quan's command can be said to be like a cloud of fierce generals, which can be roughly divided into three categories:

The first category is Sun Jian's old troops, such as Cheng Pu, General Cheng Pu, Captain Huang Gai of Wufeng, and Han Dang, Captain Xiandeng.Cheng Pu is the elder of the generals, he is the most outstanding in battle, Huang Gai is deep in strategy, and Han Dang is extremely brave.

The second category is Sun Ce's old troops, such as Lv Fan, the general of Zhenglu Zhonglang, Chen Wu, the governor of the fifth school, Dong Xi, the captain of Yangwu, and Ling Cao, the captain of the school of breaking bandits.Lu Fan is a scholar-bureaucrat in China. Chen Wu, Dong Xi, and Ling Cao are all Jiangdong generals, and they are unparalleled in war.

The third category is the cronies that Sun Quan intends to cultivate, such as Lu Su and Hu Zong, the officials of the general who seek captives, Zhou Tai, the governor of Yichun, and Pan Zhang, Lu Meng, Xu Sheng, the Sima of Biebu, etc.They were either ministers of Sun Quan's "hidden mansion", or they had already emerged in the Sun Ce era, but their status was relatively low, and they were accepted by Sun Quan as confidantes.

Of course, Sun Quan's relatives and clansmen were also indispensable, such as Xu Kun, General Pinglu, and Sun He, General Weike Zhonglang.Sun He is a descendant of Sun Jian's family. Like Xu Kun, he fought with Sun Jian in all directions in his early years, and then followed Sun Ce to conquer Jiangdong.

Most of these people participated in Sun Ce's attack on Jiangxia three years ago, defeating Huang Zu, and conquering Jiangxia again. Zhou Yu dared to say that even if he could not win this time, he would not be defeated.

"I hope so." Zhang Zhao secretly shook his head.He was still not optimistic about this trip.

Zhu Zhi said: "When all the troops are gone, the country will be empty, and there must be young people coveting it. I will guard the court for the general."

Zhu Zhi was the first Jiangdong scholar-bureaucrat to follow Sun Jian. In terms of qualifications, he was far above Zhang Zhao and Zhou Yu.At the beginning of this year, he was promoted by Sun Quan as the prefect of Wu County, the general of Fuyi, and the four counties of Lou, Youquan, Wuxi and Piling.

The prefect, the general, and the food county, no matter what kind, have reached the acme of what the current Jiangdong officials can achieve. Looking at the entire Jiangdong, only Zhu Zhi and Sun Quan's uncle, the prefect of Danyang, and Wu Jing, the general of Xingyangwu, are both at the same time. There are.You know, Zhou Yu was only a partial general until his death.

Zhang Zhao and Zhou Yu nodded their heads when they heard the words. With them personally guarding the headquarters of Wu County, there might not be any troubles, but Danyang and Kuaiji counties are hard to say.As for the two counties of Yuzhang and Luling, brothers Sun Ben and Sun Fu had their own headaches, and it was not their turn to worry about it.

Sun Quan led his army north to Dantu, paraded the three armies on the vast river with a width of thirty or forty miles, and then marched to Jiangxia in mighty force.

Just as Sun Quan raised his troops to the west, Liu Jing, who was in Linxiang, was overjoyed. Four years later, his wife Deng Yuan was pregnant again.

The moment Liu Jing heard the news, he lost his composure and carried Deng Yuan around three times, which shows the joy in his heart.

The second child of the two should not have arrived so late, but Deng Yuan had been mourning for his father Deng You for three years (25 months), and Liu Jing led the army to fight everywhere. The two did not reunite until the first month of last year. Successful creation of human beings, efficiency is not unpleasant.

"Father, mother, am I going to be a brother?" Liu Qi raised his face and asked expectantly.He is four years old this year, nearly four feet tall, with a generous forehead and wide eyes, and he is like a miniature version of Liu Jing.

Liu Jing took his son into his arms, and said with a smile: "That's right, Ah Yang is going to be the elder brother, does Ah Yang want a younger brother or a younger sister?"

Perhaps it was due to the lack of peers around and the lonely environment in which he grew up. In recent months, Liu Qi has been arguing for younger siblings, and now he finally got what he wanted.Liu Qi struggled with his younger brother and younger sister for a while before making up his mind: "I want my younger brother."

Seeing their son's tangled face, Liu Jing and Deng Yuan couldn't help looking at each other and smiling.

Liu Jing’s Northern Expedition to Liu Biao took three to five months or more than a year. Perhaps he might not be able to rush back until Deng Yuan gave birth. make up.

In mid-February, Liu Jing held an oath of arms in Beijin, and wrote a call to action, denouncing Liu Biao for colluding with Yuan Shao outside to fight against the country, and for using swords inside and killing Jingnan.Liu Biao looks like a benevolent gentleman, but in fact he is narrow-minded, jealous of the virtuous and capable. Nanyang Deng (Xi) was a filial son who advised him not to form an alliance with Yuan Shao, but was forced to leave his hometown by Liu Biao; ...

In order to show that he is a party of justice, Liu Jing launched an all-round attack on Liu Biao in his call to arms, describing Liu Biao as a man who behaved badly and harbored treacherous intentions.

Of course, the things mentioned in Liu Jingxi's article are all based on reality, not fabricated out of thin air.

Finally, Liu Jing showed the emperor's edict, which denounced Liu Biao as a "rebel", completely confirming the justice of his own Northern Expedition.

After the swearing-in, Liu Jing stood at the ferry of Beijin, holding Liu Ba with one hand, and Huan Jie with the other, and said solemnly: "Back then, Gaozu stayed in Xiaohe to town Guanzhong, and finally became Shandong's business; Shizu used Kou Xun to guard Hanoi, and he was able to build Hebei The foundation. Today Changsha is like the Guanzhong of Gaozu and the Hanoi of Shizu, and the two kings are my Xiao He and Kou Xun. Now I go north to attack the bandits, and Changsha will be entrusted to the two kings."

Liu Ba and Huan Jie looked at each other, bowed down and said, "I will live up to the general's trust."

Liu Jingjing nodded. What should be explained has already been explained before, so there is no need to repeat it. Then he came to his clan brother Liu Xiu and gave some instructions.

Liu Xiufang is strict and has the air of a general. Every time Liu Jing leads an army, he will stay behind, and this time is no exception.

He was also among the seven Zhonglang generals under Liu Jing's command, the only two who did not go north with Liu Jing, and the other was Wang Qiang who also served as Yulin's prefect.

After Zhang Jin's defeat that nearly wiped out the entire army the winter before last, his vitality and strength have been greatly reduced. However, if he learns that Liu Jing is heading north, even if he is unable to invade Jingnan for a while, he will find a chance to regain Yulin County.

Right now Liu Jing has no extra troops to support Wang Qiang, so he can only rely on himself for the time being.Fortunately, Jiaozhi is thousands of miles away, and it will be at least three or four months before Zhang Jin gets the news, and Yu Lin will not be in any danger in the short term.

Liu Zong, who also served as the prefect of Wuling, will follow Liu Jing in the northern expedition. Wuling County will be temporarily replaced by Zuo Sima Pan Jun, assisted by Liao Li, the meritorious Cao.In addition, the captain of western Changsha, Shan Riqin, recruited some Wuxi Man captives last year, together with his own Hengshan tribe, compiled them into five tribes, stationed between Yuanling and Chenyang, and monitored the Wuxi Man.

As for the two counties of Lingling and Guiyang, Sergeant and Huanyi sit in the townships, and Liu Jing regards Xi Zhen as the captain of Lingling and Qu Xiong as the captain of Guiyang.

Finally, Liu Jing was sent off by the people of Changsha, and he boarded the ship and set sail to the north.

(End of this chapter)