Chaos of the Three Kingdoms Summons

Chapter 2281 Wang Jian led his troops into Jianghuai, Zhu Xiaosi's dead end
Nanyang, Nanjun and Jiangxia were successively recovered, and the happiest person should be Wei Yang.

Among the many governors of the Jin Dynasty, he was the one who was least worthy of the title.

After all, when he first took office as the governor of Jingzhou, he only had Xiangyang County and half of Nanyang County under his jurisdiction. As a governor, he was actually no different from a county magistrate at the beginning.

Moreover, this position itself does not suit his identity!
After all, he is one of the most powerful foreign relatives in the Jin Dynasty today, and he also made contributions in the war to conquer Shu.

In the war against Shu, the soldiers on the front line certainly worked hard and made great contributions, but the contributions of those who provided them with logistical support were definitely not inferior to theirs. Without logistical support, everything on the front line would be in vain.

This is also why, when so many founding emperors were selecting generals for defense, in many cases they chose not famous generals like Han Xin, or some rare and powerful generals, but unknown stewards like Xiao He.

During the war to conquer Shu, Guan Zhong and Wei Yang jointly ensured the logistics of Li Jing's army of hundreds of thousands, which naturally made an indelible contribution.

Therefore, no matter from which perspective, this nominal position of governor is indeed not in line with Wei Yang's identity.

But fortunately, after this battle, he was finally able to see the light at the end of the tunnel.

Now, although he had only taken back northern Jing for the time being and southern Jing was still in Zhu Yuanzhang's hands, at least his position as the so-called governor of Jingzhou finally had some status.

Besides, with the current development of the war situation, is it still far from Jingnan?

I'm afraid it won't take long before he, the Governor of Jingzhou, becomes a real Governor of Jingzhou, instead of being like before, where he looks like a Governor but in fact, what's the difference between him and a county magistrate?
Therefore, every time the situation in the Jingbei battlefield advanced, Wei Yang became more excited.

When Nanjun was first established, Yu Yunwen was directly sent there to serve as the county magistrate.

Now, Jiangxia had just been conquered, and Yu Qian was ordered to take up his post immediately.

Yu Yunwen, Yu Qian, and Zhuge Liang, who has now become the governor of Yizhou, are all typical figures who are both civil and military. However, they are also more willing to join politics than join the army.

Being able to become a general or a prime minister is certainly the lifelong pursuit of many people.

But there are not so many perfect things in this world.

If given a choice, an emperor would allow his subjects to develop in one direction and would not let them flourish in both civil and military fields.

Being successful in both civil and military affairs may sound like a good thing, but it often represents power. Especially for those who have become generals or ministers and have reached the pinnacle of both civil and military affairs, their existence may be a threat to the imperial power.

Although these two people have certain military achievements, they have no advantages if they develop in the military. And if they continue to gain a foothold in the military, it may not be easy to switch back to the political system later.

After occupying Jiangxia, the Jin army's navy, which was originally at a disadvantage, further expanded its geographical advantage.

Therefore, Qi Jiguang was obviously in a good mood.

Especially before, because he had the advantage in the overall situation, although the strength he had was not as good as Wu Zixu, he still had the advantage in the naval battle.

As for Bai Qi, Wang Jian, Zhang Liao and others, at this time they were ready to cooperate with Guo Ziyi and others to deal the final blow to the Jianghuai region.

At this time, although Bai Qi and his men could also go south to Jingnan, except Zhang Liao who was interested, the other two unanimously rejected this proposal.

Nothing else! Given their current situation, there was no need to take risks.

If we move south at this time, the logistical support can only be guaranteed by the navy.

If their navy could suppress the Yangzhou joint navy, Bai Qi and his men would have chosen this method instead of concentrating too many troops in one place.

However, the problem is that this cannot be done now. If they take this route, their food supply will not be 100% secure.

Therefore, Bai Qi, Wang Jian and others chose to postpone the attack on Jingnan and instead march into the Jianghuai region first.

However, they had been fighting in Jiangxia for half a year. In fact, in the Jianghuai region, it was time for the final blow. The only thing missing was the last straw that broke the camel's back.

Therefore, there is no need to push so many people forward at once!

After all, if we wait until the Jianghuai region is taken over, the entire Yangtze River defense line will be vulnerable everywhere. Even if Zhu Yuanzhang's Yangzhou Joint Navy is powerful, it is impossible to cover everything.

At that time, they still had to travel from Jingbei to Jingnan.

Why would it be necessary to move all the troops eastward to the Jianghuai region, then turn back and then move south to Jingnan?
Not to mention, given the current situation in the Jianghuai region, there is no need to send so many troops.

Therefore, Bai Qi and Zhang Liao made preparations to cross the river at any time, while Wang Jian led 50,000 troops eastward to the Jianghuai area.

At the same time, Bai Qi and Zhang Liao stayed in Jingbei at this time in order to reintegrate the troops of the Jin army.

After all, the battle in Jingbei was indeed not easy.

With Xu Da's single-minded determination to defend the city, he eventually conquered northern Jing, but his soldiers also suffered heavy losses.

In the Jiangxia battlefield alone, a total of 80,000 soldiers were lost.

From the beginning of the war in the south to the present day, the total loss of soldiers and horses on the entire northern battlefield has exceeded 130,000.

The organization of many troops has been destroyed, and only half or less of the organization of many troops remains. Even for some of the troops that have been preserved, the shortage of personnel is very serious.

Therefore, in order to ensure the combat effectiveness of the troops, Bai Qi must take advantage of this rare opportunity to reintegrate the existing troops.

After all, Bai Qi couldn't just order a certain general to lead all his subordinates to join the war. Originally, all the general's subordinates had a total of 3000 people, but in the end only a thousand of them were injured. Wouldn't that be a mess?
Reintegrating the existing troops is also the top priority for Bai Qi and his team.

Apart from that, it is also a good opportunity for the soldiers to take a short rest.

The losses in this battle were so great that the soldiers were on edge at this time and had almost reached their limit. It was necessary, even more necessary, to let them rest and relax for a while.

As Wang Jian's 50,000 troops began to move south to the Jianghuai region, it also marked the end of Zhu Xiaosi's road.

(End of this chapter)